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insignia

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insignia /ɪnˈsɪgnijə/ noun
plural insignia or US insignias
insignia
/ɪnˈsɪgnijə/
noun
plural insignia or US insignias
Learner's definition of INSIGNIA
[count]
: a badge or sign which shows that a person is a member of a particular group or has a particular rank徽章;识别符号;标记
sometimes used figuratively有时用作比喻
BNC: 12151 COCA: 15592

insignia

noun

in·​sig·​nia in-ˈsig-nē-ə How to pronounce insignia (audio)
variants or less commonly insigne
plural insignia or insignias
1
: a badge of authority or honor
2
: a distinguishing mark or sign

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Insignia are the official signs of rank, titles, or awards. Medals are an example, as are the crowns of monarchs. The Catholic church employs such insignia as the red robes of cardinals. U.S. presidents have the presidential seal, which appears on the stand when they're giving a speech. But most of us think first of the bars, stripes, badges, and patches of military rank.

Example Sentences

Their jackets have the school's insignia on the front.
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Word History

Etymology

Latin insignia, plural of insigne mark, badge, from neuter of insignis marked, distinguished, from in- + signum mark — more at sign

First Known Use

1648, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of insignia was in 1648
BNC: 12151 COCA: 15592

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