indicia
Americanplural noun
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a postal marking used rather than a stamp or a regular cancellation on each item in a large shipment of prepaid mail.
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Often
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a printed message or instruction, especially one stamped on a package.
an indicium of “bulk mail.”
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an indication or token.
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plural noun
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of indicia
1615–25; < Latin, plural of indicium indicium
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Brady agreed that the source was “highly credible” and said there were “sufficient indicia of credibility” to pass along the account to federal prosecutors.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2024
“That there exists no loan agreements or other indicia of an actual loan certainly suggests the existence of an alternate possible characterization of the large money transfer as income.”
From Salon ● Jan. 29, 2024
Mr. Brady’s investigative team “felt that there were sufficient indicia of credibility … to merit further investigation,” into the claim.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 26, 2023
The officer denies it, but there are some indicia of advance knowledge.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 29, 2022
The Latin for indices and tokens is signa or indicia; the French is preuves.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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Deus, indicium Matt. ii. 1-11 The Church's joy in Christ, as the Son of David and the King of humanity.
From The Christian Use of the Psalter by Whitham, Arthur Richard
And this indicium was resolved upon, and it is to be a week from Sunday.
From Seed-time and Harvest A Novel by Reuter, Fritz
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