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HALLMARK

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Dictionary entry overview: What does hallmark mean?

• HALLMARK (noun)
The noun HALLMARK has 2 senses:

1. a distinctive characteristic or attribute
2. a mark on an article of trade to indicate its origin and authenticity

Familiarity information: HALLMARK used as a noun is rare.

Dictionary entry details

• HALLMARK (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A distinctive characteristic or attribute

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

hallmark; stylemark; trademark; earmark

Hypernyms ("hallmark" is a kind of...):

characteristic (a distinguishing quality)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

A mark on an article of trade to indicate its origin and authenticity

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

assay-mark; authentication; hallmark

Hypernyms ("hallmark" is a kind of...):

mark; marker; marking (a distinguishing symbol)

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