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emblems (symbols) (symbols, <visual works by function>, ... Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name)) |
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Note: Objects, or representations of objects, symbolizing and suggesting other objects or ideas, especially by clear natural aptness or association, such as a balance as an emblem of justice. For allegorical pictures with mottoes, use "emblems (allegorical pictures)." |
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emblems (symbols) (preferred,C,U,LC,English-P,D,U,PN)
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emblem (symbol) (C,U,English,AD,U,SN)
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emblemen (symbolen) (C,U,Dutch-P,D,U,U)
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embleem (symbool) (C,U,Dutch,AD,U,U)
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emblèmes (symbols) (C,U,French-P,D,U,PN)
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emblème (symbol) (C,U,French,AD,U,SN)
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Embleme (Symbole) (C,U,German,D,PN)
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Emblem (Symbol) (C,U,German-P,AD,SN)
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emblemas (símbolos) (C,U,Spanish-P,D,U,PN)
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emblema (símbolo) (C,U,Spanish,AD,U,SN)
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Dutch ..... Voorwerpen of voorstellingen van voorwerpen die symbool staan voor andere voorwerpen of ideeën, vooral door duidelijke toepasselijkheid of associatie, zoals een weegschaal als symbool voor gerechtigheid. Gebruik 'emblemata' voor allegorische voorstellingen met een motto en een bijschrift. |
German ..... Gegenstand oder Darstellung eines Gegenstandes, der andere Gegenstände oder Ideen symbolisiert oder auf sie hinweist, besonders bei klarer natürlicher Angemessenheit oder Assoziation, wie zum Beispiel eine Balkenwaage als ein Emblem für Gerechtigkeit. Für allegorische Bilder mit Mottos siehe "Emblem (allegorische Darstellung)". |
Spanish ..... Objetos o representaciones de objetos, que simbolizan y sugieren otros objetos o ideas, especialmente por capacidad o asociación natural, tales como una balanza como emblema de justicia. Para imágenes alegóricas con lemas, use "emblema (imagen alegórica)". |
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Related concepts: |
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contextualized in .... |
emblem books |
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(<documents by form>, document genres, ... Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name)) [300026286] |
distinguished from .... |
emblems (allegorical pictures) |
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(<visual works by function>, visual works (works), ... Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name)) [300123040] |
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