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indicia

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • CMU ARPABET: IH2 N D IH1 S Y AH0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

plural of indicium

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, plural

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2

noun

Meaning 2

Indications or signs.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: formal

Examples

  • This document has none of the indicia of a contract of adhesion.

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3

noun

Meaning 3

Distinctive markings.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

noun

Meaning 4

A preprinted marking on a mailpiece which shows that postage has been paid by the sender.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, philately

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History

Etymology

From Latin indicia, plural of indicium (“a notice, information, discovery, sign, mark, token”), from index (“index”); see index.