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hallmark
noun
Synonyms and Antonyms of HALLMARK
1
a device, design, or figure used as an identifying mark <the hallmark of the Primrose Pottery Works is the small rose emblem etched on each piece>
Related Words attribute, icon (also ikon), pictograph; logogram, logograph; badge, coat of arms, cognizance, crest, insignia, monogram; colophon, stamp, token
2
something that sets apart an individual from others of the same kind <regards kindness and gentleness as the hallmarks of a real man>
Synonyms affection, attribute, attribution, character, criterion, diagnostic, differentia, feature, fingerprint, hallmark, mark, marker, note, particularity, peculiarity, point, property, quality, specific, stamp, touch, trait
Related Words badge, indication, sign; emblem, symbol, token; charm, grace; excellence, merit, virtue; eccentricity, idiosyncrasy, oddity, quirk; individuality, singularity, uniqueness
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