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emblem

Pronunciation: /ˈɛmbləm/

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Definition of emblem

noun

a heraldic device or symbolic object as a distinctive badge of a nation, organization, or family:America’s national emblem, the bald eagle
(emblem of) a thing serving as a symbol of a particular quality or concept:our child would be a dazzling emblem of our love

Origin:

late 16th century (as a verb): from Latin emblema 'inlaid work, raised ornament', from Greek emblēma 'insertion', from emballein 'throw in, insert', from em- 'in' + ballein 'to throw'