adj
Meaning 1
Of, or relating to heraldry or heralds.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- a heraldic device
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: heraldric
Antonyms: unheraldic
Standard Lemma guide
heraldic
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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rhymes with -ældɪk
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adjective
Meaning 2
of or relating to heraldry
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: heraldist
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
indicative of or announcing something to come
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the Beatles were heraldic of a new style of music
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From herald + -ic; probably modelled on French héraldique.
Across languages
Translations
15 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: хералдически (heraldičeski) — relating to the profession of devising and blazoning arms
- Catalan: heràldic — relating to the profession of devising and blazoning arms
- Czech: heraldický — relating to the profession of devising and blazoning arms
- Danish: heraldisk — relating to the profession of devising and blazoning arms
- Dutch: heraldisch — relating to the profession of devising and blazoning arms
- Finnish: heraldinen — relating to the profession of devising and blazoning arms
- French: héraldique — relating to the profession of devising and blazoning arms
- Galician: heráldico — relating to the profession of devising and blazoning arms
- German: heraldisch — relating to the profession of devising and blazoning arms
- Indonesian: kebentaraan — relating to the profession of devising and blazoning arms
- Italian: araldico — relating to the profession of devising and blazoning arms
- Polish: heraldyczny — relating to the profession of devising and blazoning arms
- Portuguese: heráldico — relating to the profession of devising and blazoning arms
- Spanish: heráldico — relating to the profession of devising and blazoning arms
- Swedish: heraldisk — relating to the profession of devising and blazoning arms
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