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   Badge

   /baj/

   

   noun

   • 1. a distinctive emblem worn as a mark of office, membership, achievement, licensed employment, etc.: "name badges" Similar pinbreastpinbroochbutton
   • ▪ a distinguishing object or emblem: "a large gold key hung around his neck as his badge of office" Similar emblemcrestinsigniadeviceshieldescutcheontrademarklogo
   • ▪ a feature or sign that reveals a particular condition or quality: "my jeans had patches on the knees, like badges of courage marking encounters with barbed wire" Similar signsymbolindicationindicatorsignalmarktokenhallmarktrademark

   verb

   • 1. mark with a badge or other distinguishing emblem: "vendors can badge their products ‘certified’"

   Word Origin late Middle English: of unknown origin.

   Scrabble Points: 9

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