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1. A representative symbol, such as a trademark or logo.

2. Something which represents a larger whole.

   Example: The rampant poverty in the ethnic slums was just an emblem of the group's disenfranchisement by the society as a whole.

3. Inlay; inlaid or mosaic work; something ornamental inserted in a surface.

4. A picture accompanied with a motto, a set of verses, etc. intended as a moral lesson or meditation.