emblem

«emblem» in Mova's school dictionary: A picture or object that stands for a country, group… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (emblem, emblems)

meaning for a pupil

1) A picture or object that stands for a country, group, team or idea: «The maple leaf is the emblem of Canada». tree →

2) Something that represents a quality: «The dove is an emblem of peace». tree →

3) A badge with such a picture. tree →

sense in the lessons

In history, citizenship and geography: national emblems (the rose of England, the thistle of Scotland, the shamrock of Ireland, the kangaroo of Australia, the silver fern of New Zealand, the bald eagle of the USA). In church life: the cross, the fish and the dove are Christian emblems. At school: the school emblem on uniforms. Phrases: «national emblem», «the emblem of», «school emblem».

examples

• The maple leaf is Canada's national emblem. tree →
• The dove is an emblem of peace. tree →
• Our school emblem is an owl holding a book. tree →
• The shamrock is an emblem of Ireland. tree →
• The cross is the main emblem of Christianity. tree →
• The team's emblem is printed on every shirt. tree →
• The silver fern is a famous emblem of New Zealand. tree →
• She said that an apple-branch was a most lovely object, and an emblem of spring in its most charming aspect. tree →

note

Countable. Adjective: «emblematic» (being a typical example or symbol). Close words: «symbol», «logo», «badge», «crest».

In the corpora

• Ashoka's lion pillar is today a national emblem of India.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «emblem» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.