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in⋅di⋅ci⋅a

[in-dish-ee-uh]
–plural noun, singular -ci⋅um.
1. a postal marking used rather than a stamp or a regular cancellation on each item in a large shipment of prepaid mail.
2. Often, indicium.
a. a printed message or instruction, esp. one stamped on a package: an indicium of “bulk mail.”
b. an indication or token.

Origin:
1615–25; < L, pl. of indicium indicium

in⋅di⋅ci⋅um

[in-dish-ee-uhm]
–noun, plural -di⋅ci⋅a [-dish-ee-uh] , -di⋅ci⋅ums.
indicia (def. 2).

Origin:
1615–25; < L: disclosure, sign, indication, equiv. to indic(āre) to make known (see indicate ) + -ium -ium
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in·di·cia   (ĭn-dĭsh'ə, -dĭsh'ē-ə)   
pl.n.  
  1. Identifying marks; indications.

  2. Markings on bulk mailings used as a substitute for stamps or cancellations.


[Latin, pl. of indicium, sign, from index, indic-, indicator; see index.]
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Main Entry: in·di·cia
Pronunciation: in-'di-shE-&
Function: noun plural
Etymology: Latin, plural of indicium sign, from indicare to point out
: distinctive indications <indicia of reliability>
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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