indicia
[ in-dish-ee-uh ]
/ ɪnˈdɪʃ i ə /
plural noun, singular in·di·ci·um.
a postal marking used rather than a stamp or a regular cancellation on each item in a large shipment of prepaid mail.
Often indicium.
- a printed message or instruction, especially one stamped on a package: an indicium of “bulk mail.”
- an indication or token.
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1615–25; < Latin, plural of indicium indicium
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indicium
[ in-dish-ee-uh m ]
/ ɪnˈdɪʃ i əm /
noun, plural in·di·ci·a [in-dish-ee-uh] /ɪnˈdɪʃ i ə/, in·di·ci·ums.
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indicia
/ (ɪnˈdɪʃɪə) /
pl n singular -cium (-ʃɪəm)
distinguishing markings or signs; indications
Derived forms of indicia
indicial, adjectiveWord Origin for indicia
C17: from Latin, plural of indicium a notice, from index
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