insignias

[in-sig-nee-uh]

in·sig·ni·a

[in-sig-nee-uh]
noun, formally a plural of insigne, but usually used as a singular with plural in·sig·ni·a or in·sig·ni·as.
1.
a badge or distinguishing mark of office or honor: a military insignia.
2.
a distinguishing mark or sign of anything: an insignia of mourning.
Also, insigne.


Origin:
1640–50; < Latin, plural of insigne mark, badge, noun use of neuter of insignis distinguished (by a mark); see in-2, sign


Insignia, originally the plural of Latin insigne, began to be used as a singular in the 18th century, and the plural insignias appeared shortly thereafter. All uses—insignia as a singular or plural and insignias as a plural—are fully standard. The singular insigne still occurs, but insignia is more common.

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