/
ˈɛmbləm/
n.
a heraldic device or symbolic object as a distinctive badge of a nation, organization, or family.
▸a symbol or symbolic representation.
Derivative
- emblematic adj.
- emblematical adj.
- emblematically adv.
Etymology
C16: from L. emblema ‘inlaid work, raised ornament’, from Gk emblēma ‘insertion’.
