EMBLEM

Emblem

An emblem is an abstract or representational pictorial image that represents a concept, like a moral truth, or an allegory, or a person, like a king or saint.

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emblem

Noun

  1. A representative symbol, such as a trademark or logo.
    The trucks were emblazoned with the emblem of the Red Cross and were not supposed to be targeted.
  2. Something which represents a larger whole.
    The rampant poverty in the ethnic slums was just an emblem of the group's disenfranchisement by the society as a whole.
  3. Inlay; inlaid or mosaic work; something ornamental inserted in a surface.
  4. A picture accompanied with a motto, a set of verses, etc. intended as a moral lesson or meditation.


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