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emblem

/ˈembləm/EM-bluhm
/ˈɛmbləm/EM-bluhm

Meaninga kind of ornament

Common meaning: a symbol

Journey through time

  1. Latinemblema‘a kind of ornament’source
  2. Old Frenchemblemesource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsa kind of ornament → a symbolemblem‘a symbol’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin emblema ‘a kind of ornament’.

Roots

  • emblema Latin “a kind of ornament”

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