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emblem

/ˈɛmbləm/noun2 syllables

Emblem means: a visible symbol representing an abstract idea.

Synonyms for emblem5

noun, as in a visible symbol representing an abstract idea

allegory

also used for emblem

symbol, token, ensign, charge

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What does emblem mean?2

noun

1

a visible symbol representing an abstract idea

2

special design or visual object representing a quality, type, group, etc.

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Emblem in a sentence

  • The note is embossed with the school emblem.unknown
  • The royal emblem was engraved upon the invitation.Igider
  • The dragon is one of the cultural emblems of China.phantomslikeamofo
  • As peace is of all goodness, so war is an emblem, a hieroglyphic, of all misery.carlosalberto
  • A lily was the emblem of French Kings.uxintro
  • At certain moments he sees himself as an emblem of possibility to which all eyes have turned.flomper
  • The eagle is our national emblem.IMer
  • The dove is an emblem of peace.IMer

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Forms of emblem

as a noun

plural
emblems