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Insignia definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

INSIG'NIA, n. [L. plu.] Badges or distinguishing marks of office or honor.
1. Marks,signs or visible impressions, by which any thing is known or distinguished.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a badge worn to show official position

Merriam Webster's

also insigne noun (plural -nia or -nias) Etymology: Latin insignia, plural of insigne mark, badge, from neuter of insignis marked, distinguished, from in- + signum mark — more at sign Date: 1648 1. a badge of authority or honor 2. a distinguishing mark or sign

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. (treated as sing. or pl.; usu. foll. by of) 1 badges (wore his insignia of office). 2 distinguishing marks. Etymology: L, pl. of insigne neut. of insignis distinguished (as IN-(2), signis f. signum SIGN)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Insignia In*sig"ni*a, n. pl. [L. insigne, pl. insignia, fr. insignis distinguished by a mark; pref. in- in + signum a mark, sign. See Ensign, Sign.] 1. Distinguishing marks of authority, office, or honor; badges; tokens; decorations; as, the insignia of royalty or of an order. 2. Typical and characteristic marks or signs, by which anything is known or distinguished; as, the insignia of a trade.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(insignia) An insignia is a design or symbol which shows that a person or object belongs to a particular organization, often a military one. The red star was the national insignia of the USSR. = emblem N-COUNT

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. pl. [L.] Badges of office, marks of distinction.

Moby Thesaurus

badge, banner, character, characteristic, decoration, device, differentia, earmark, emblem, hallmark, idiosyncrasy, image, index, indicant, indicator, keynote, mark, measure, note, peculiarity, picture, property, regalia, representation, representative, seal, sigil, sign, signal, signature, stamp, sure sign, symptom, telltale sign, trait