"hallmark" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈhɔːlmɑːk/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈhɔlmɑɹk/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-hallmark.wav [Southern-England] Forms: hallmarks [plural]
Etymology: 1721. hall + mark, from Goldsmiths' Hall in London, the site of the assay office, official stamp of purity in gold and silver articles. The general sense of “mark of quality” first recorded 1864. Use as a verb from 1773. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|hall|mark}} hall + mark Head templates: {{en-noun}} hallmark (plural hallmarks)
  1. (figurative) A distinguishing characteristic. Tags: figuratively Translations (a distinct characteristic): белег (beleg) [masculine] (Bulgarian), критерий (kriterij) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 標誌 (Chinese Mandarin), 标志 (biāozhì) (Chinese Mandarin), 特徵 (Chinese Mandarin), 特征 (tèzhēng) (Chinese Mandarin), charakteristika [feminine] (Czech), specifikum [neuter] (Czech), charakteristický znak [masculine] (Czech), kenmerk [neuter] (Dutch), kenteken [neuter] (Dutch), merkteken [neuter] (Dutch), tuntomerkki (Finnish), tunnusmerkki (Finnish), marque de fabrique [feminine] (French), Kennzeichen [neuter] (German), (fő/legfőbb) ismertetőjegy (Hungarian), ismertetőjel (Hungarian), stílusjegy (Hungarian), jellegzetesség (Hungarian), sajátosság (Hungarian), jellemző/legjellemzőbb vonás/sajátosság (Hungarian), tunnusmerkki (Ingrian), tuntomerkki (Ingrian), segno caratteristico [masculine] (Italian), elemento caratteristico [masculine] (Italian), kjennetegn [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), kjenneteikn [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), característica [feminine] (Portuguese), traço m distintivo (Portuguese), при́знак (príznak) [masculine] (Russian), крите́рий (kritɛ́rij) [masculine] (Russian), си́мвол (símvol) [masculine] (Russian), знак (znak) [masculine] (Russian), značilnost [feminine] (Slovene), distintivo [masculine] (Spanish), kännetecken (Swedish), dấu ấn (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-hallmark-en-noun-sShi986u Disambiguation of 'a distinct characteristic': 96 4
  2. An official marking made by a trusted party, usually an assay office, on items made of precious metals. Translations (an official marking): клеймо (klejmo) [neuter] (Bulgarian), punc [masculine] (Czech), stempel [neuter] (Dutch), tunnus (Finnish), poinçon [masculine] (French), Repunze [feminine] (German), Punze [feminine] (German), fémjel (Hungarian), fémjelzés (Hungarian), 太鼓判 (taikoban) (alt: たいこばん) (Japanese), 極印 (gokuin) (alt: ごくいん) (Japanese), cecha probiercza [feminine] (Polish), próba [feminine] (Polish), cunho [masculine] (Portuguese), про́ба (próba) [feminine] (Russian), клеймо́ (klejmó) [neuter] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-hallmark-en-noun-GTy2rsS2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 85 7 Disambiguation of 'an official marking': 3 97

Verb

IPA: /ˈhɔːlmɑːk/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈhɔlmɑɹk/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-hallmark.wav [Southern-England] Forms: hallmarks [present, singular, third-person], hallmarking [participle, present], hallmarked [participle, past], hallmarked [past]
Etymology: 1721. hall + mark, from Goldsmiths' Hall in London, the site of the assay office, official stamp of purity in gold and silver articles. The general sense of “mark of quality” first recorded 1864. Use as a verb from 1773. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|hall|mark}} hall + mark Head templates: {{en-verb}} hallmark (third-person singular simple present hallmarks, present participle hallmarking, simple past and past participle hallmarked)
  1. To provide or stamp with a hallmark. Related terms: benchmark Translations (to provide or stamp with a hallmark): merken (Dutch), fémjelez (Hungarian), fémjellel ellát (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-hallmark-en-verb-qyQm-FnV

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      "sense": "a distinct characteristic",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "a distinct characteristic",
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      "code": "hu",
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      "code": "hu",
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      "code": "sv",
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      "sense": "a distinct characteristic",
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      "code": "cs",
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      "sense": "an official marking",
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "an official marking",
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      "sense": "an official marking",
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "an official marking",
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      "sense": "an official marking",
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      "sense": "an official marking",
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      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "an official marking",
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      "sense": "an official marking",
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      "lang": "Russian",
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    "hallmark"
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}

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      "sense": "to provide or stamp with a hallmark",
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      "code": "hu",
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