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in⋅di⋅ci⋅um

  [in-dish-ee-uhm]
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–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

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
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in·di·ci·um   (ĭn-dĭsh'ē-əm)   
n.  Singular of indicia.
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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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