emblem

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emblem[1,noun] emblem[2,transitive verb]

Main Entry: ¹em·blem
Pronunciation: 'em-bl&m
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin emblema inlaid work, from Greek emblEmat-, emblEma, from emballein to insert, from en- + ballein to throw -- more at DEVIL
1 : a picture with a motto or set of verses intended as a moral lesson
2 : an object or the figure of an object symbolizing and suggesting another object or an idea
3 a : a symbolic object used as a heraldic device b : a device, symbol, or figure adopted and used as an identifying mark