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Emblem vs Colophon - What's the difference?

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Emblem is a related term of colophon.


As nouns the difference between emblem and colophon

is that emblem is emblem while colophon is in manuscripts (typically before the invention of printing), the note, usually at the end, left by the scribe who copied it, giving information on his exemplar, where and when the copy was made, and sometimes, his own name.

emblem

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A representative symbol, such as a trademark or logo.
    • The trucks were emblazoned with the emblem of the Red Cross and were not supposed to be targeted.
  • * Shakespeare
    • His cicatrice, an emblem of war, here on his sinister cheek.
  • Something which represents a larger whole.
    • The rampant poverty in the ethnic slums was just an emblem of the group's disenfranchisement by the society as a whole.
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  • Inlay; inlaid or mosaic work; something ornamental inserted in a surface.
    • (Milton)
  • A picture accompanied with a motto, a set of verses, etc. intended as a moral lesson or meditation.

    • Related terms

    * emblematic * emblematical

    Synonyms

    * symbol * token (to betoken)

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    colophon

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • In manuscripts (typically before the invention of printing), the note, usually at the end, left by the scribe who copied it, giving information on his exemplar, where and when the copy was made, and sometimes, his own name.
  • A printer's or publisher's identifying inscription or logo appearing at the end of a book, or the same appearing on the spine or dust-jacket. It generally contains factual information about the book, especially about its production, and includes details about typographic style, the fonts used, the paper used, and perhaps the binding method of the book.
  • (Internet) A page on a website identifying the details of its creation, such as the author's name and the technologies used.
  • (obsolete) A finishing stroke or crowning touch.
  • * 1635 , John Swan, Speculum Mundi , page 427
    • He comes to the creation of man, and makes him the Colophon , or conclusion of all things else.

    See also

    * coronis * vignette

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