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indicia

[ in-dish-ee-uh ]

plural noun

, singular in·di·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
    1. a printed message or instruction, especially one stamped on a package:

      an indicium of “bulk mail.”

    2. an indication or token.


indicia

/ ɪnˈdɪʃɪə /

plural noun

  1. distinguishing markings or signs; indications


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Derived Forms

  • inˈdicial, adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of indicia1

1615–25; < Latin, plural of indicium indicium

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Word History and Origins

Origin of indicia1

C17: from Latin, plural of indicium a notice, from index

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Example Sentences

They form the indicia to a people's mission, and are our best guides to God's purpose in creating us.

He next tried to bring forward what might be called a number of indicia supporting his view.

Averages may be indicia of causation, but they are not themselves causes.

The same is true of Kemmerer's indicia of "growth of business."

The indicia of trade cover up speculation and the other things that go on in New York, and other financial centers.

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