meaning of emblem
1. Inlay; inlaid or mosaic work; something ornamental inserted in a surface.
2. A visible sign of an idea; an object, or the figure of an object, symbolizing and suggesting another object, or an idea, by natural aptness or by association; a figurative representation; a typical designation; a symbol; as, a balance is an emblem of justice; a scepter, the emblem of sovereignty or power; a circle, the emblem of eternity.
3. A picture accompanied with a motto, a set of verse, or the like, intended as a moral lesson or meditation.
4. To represent by an emblem; to symbolize.
5. special design or visual object representing a quality, type, group, etc.
Related Words
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