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Synonyms
em·blem (ĕḿbləm)

[Middle English, pictorial fable, from Latin emblēma, raised ornament, from Greek, embossed design, from emballein, to insert, set in, en-, in; see en–2, + ballein, to throw.]

noun 

  1. An object or a representation that functions as a symbol. See synonyms at sign
  2. A distinctive badge, design, or device: trucks marked with the company emblem; the emblem of the air force.
  3. An allegorical picture usually inscribed with a verse or motto presenting a moral lesson.