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EMBLEM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Special design or visual object representing a quality, type, group, etc.
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("emblem" is a kind of...):
design; figure; pattern (a decorative or artistic work)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "emblem"):
totem pole (a tribal emblem consisting of a pillar carved and painted with totemic figures; erected by Indian tribes of the northwest Pacific coast)
totem (emblem consisting of an object such as an animal or plant; serves as the symbol of a family or clan (especially among American Indians))
skull and crossbones (emblem warning of danger or death)
heraldry (emblem indicating the right of a person to bear arms)
flag (emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design)
device (an emblematic design (especially in heraldry))
Cross (a representation of the structure on which Jesus was crucified; used as an emblem of Christianity or in heraldry)
crest ((heraldry) in medieval times, an emblem used to decorate a helmet)
colors; colours (a distinguishing emblem)
colophon (a publisher's emblem printed in a book (usually on the title page))
Derivation:
emblematic (serving as a visible symbol for something abstract)
emblematic (being or serving as an illustration of a type)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A visible symbol representing an abstract idea
Synonyms:
allegory; emblem
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("emblem" is a kind of...):
symbol; symbolic representation; symbolisation; symbolization (something visible that by association or convention represents something else that is invisible)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "emblem"):
Hakenkreuz; swastika (the official emblem of the Nazi Party and the Third Reich; a cross with the arms bent at right angles in a clockwise direction)
spread eagle (an emblem (an eagle with wings and legs spread) on the obverse of the Great Seal of the United States)
medallion (an emblem indicating that a taxicab is registered)
maple-leaf (the emblem of Canada)
Agnus Dei; Paschal Lamb (figure of a lamb; emblematic of Christ)
badge (an emblem (a small piece of plastic or cloth or metal) that signifies your status (rank or membership or affiliation etc.))
Magen David; Mogen David; Shield of David; Solomon's seal; Star of David (a six-pointed star formed from two equilateral triangles; an emblem symbolizing Judaism)
red flag (the emblem of socialist revolution)
hammer and sickle (the emblem on the flag of the Soviet Union)
ensign; national flag (an emblem flown as a symbol of nationality)
fasces (bundle of rods containing an axe with the blade protruding; in ancient Rome it was a symbol of a magistrate's power; in modern Italy it is a symbol of fascism)
elephant (the symbol of the Republican Party; introduced in cartoons by Thomas Nast in 1874)
eagle (an emblem representing power)
dove (an emblem of peace)
donkey (the symbol of the Democratic Party; introduced in cartoons by Thomas Nast in 1874)
cupid (a symbol for love in the form of a cherubic naked boy with wings and a bow and arrow)
scarlet letter (the letter A in red; Puritans required adulterers to wear it)
Derivation:
emblematic (serving as a visible symbol for something abstract)
emblematic (being or serving as an illustration of a type)
emblematical (serving as a visible symbol for something abstract)
