🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

상징

Pronunciation / Transliteration: sangjing

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Emblem/ˈɛm.bləm/
nounverbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4520 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"비둘기는 평화의 상징이다."

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1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    A symbolic object or design that is used to represent a particular organization, concept, or country.

    "The dove is an emblem of peace."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the ancient Greek word 'emblema', meaning 'an inserted or raised ornament', coming from 'emballein' (to throw in). Through Late Latin 'emblema', it entered Middle French and 16th-century English, initially denoting a symbolic inlaid work or allegorical picture before shifting to mean any symbolic object or badge.

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