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Words people most associate with “hallmark”:

  1. greeting,
  2. card,
  3. birthday,
  4. holiday,
  5. tear

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Noun (2 meanings)

1. a distinctive characteristic or attribute.

hallmark, trademark, earmark, stylemark

hallmark is a type of:
types of hallmark:
  • mold, mould (noun) - a distinctive nature, character, or type
hallmark is derivationally related to:

2. a mark on an article of trade to indicate its origin and authenticity.

authentication, hallmark, assay-mark

hallmark is a type of:
hallmark is derivationally related to:
  • to authenticate (verb) - establish the authenticity of something