indicium

American  

[in-dish-ee-uhm] / ɪnˈdɪʃ i əm /

noun

plural

indicia, indiciums

1. indicia.

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Etymology

Origin of indicium

1615–25; < Latin: disclosure, sign, indication, equivalent to indic ( āre ) to make known ( indicate ) + -ium -ium

Example Sentences

Habermann found a piece of black waxed cloth there, with the Rambow coat of arms on it, which was a great relief to him, on account of the suspicion about the theft of the louis-d'ors, in the year '45, and the Herr Burgomeister also says that it is an indicium.

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And this indicium was resolved upon, and it is to be a week from Sunday.

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And when our company,--I say our--had come to the famous arbor, Br�sig pointed to the cherry-tree, and said, "Mining, this tree must be an indicium and a token to you, all your life, since your future was decided under it, and under me that time; and since we are talking about tokens, Mining, bring me a blue larkspur again, there is one!"

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And as he arrived at home, and his daughter scolded him, and the Frau Pastorin wondered why he had not come home to dinner, which they had kept waiting for him, he looked so bright and cheerful, that Br�sig gazed at him in astonishment, and said to himself, "Karl must have found out some new indicium," for he had learned several new Latin phrases that morning.

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Frau Pastorin," said he, "the chief thing that is, the principal indicium, came out through K�hlertsch, that is to say, not properly, of her own accord, but through her wicked jealousy, which is a dreadfully powerful feeling in many women, and produces the most terrible consequences.

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