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emblem
CEFRC1
/ˈɛmbləm/
noun
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In plain English
- 01
noun
A picture or object representing an idea, group, or country.
- 02
noun
Extra detailInlay; inlaid or mosaic work; something ornamental inserted in a surface.
Examples
A lily was the emblem of French Kings.
The note is embossed with the school emblem.
At a glance
Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 4
- Synonyms
- 4
Deep Dive
noun
Extra meaningsSomething that represents a larger whole.
A representative symbol, such as a trademark, a badge or logo.
A picture accompanied with a motto, a set of verses, etc. intended as a moral lesson or meditation.
More examples
In contextThe medical trucks were emblazoned with the emblem of the Red Cross.
The rampant poverty in the ethnic slums was just an emblem of the group's disenfranchisement by the society as a whole.
Near-synonym: charge
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Origin
noun
From Old French embleme, from Latin emblēma (“raised ornaments on vessels, tessellated work, mosaic”), from Ancient Greek ἔμβλημα (émblēma, “an insertion”), from ἐμβάλλειν (embállein, “to put in, to lay on”). Doublet of emblema.