Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

indicia

/ˌɪndˈɪsjə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.01 in modern English

Syllables: in-di-cia
IPA: /ˌɪndˈɪsjə/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of indicium

noun

Indications or signs.

Formal

noun

Distinctive markings.

noun

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

Example Sentences

"This document has none of the indicia of a contract of adhesion."
"Anna looked at the soul of New York and recognized that if you distract people with shiny objects, with large wads of cash, with the indicia of wealth, if you show them the money, they will be virtually unable to see anything else."
"Spiderman,^([sic]) The Thing, The Hulk, The Fantastic Four, the distinctive names and likenesses thereof, and all related indicia are trademarks of Marvel Characters, Inc."

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: indicia

Usage

Formal

Inflected Forms

indicias (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

index indicate indicial

Questions

How do you pronounce indicia?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɪndˈɪsjə/.
What does indicia mean?: plural of indicium
Where does indicia come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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