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Insignia
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- 1 A patch or other object that indicates a person's official or military rank, or membership in a group or organization.
"The little green men were clearly professional soldiers by their bearing, carried Russian weapons, and wore Russian combat fatigues, but they had no identifying insignia. Vladimir Putin originally denied they were Russian soldiers; that April, he confirmed they were."
- 2 plural of insignium form-of, plural
- 3 a badge worn to show official position wordnet
- 4 A symbol or token of personal power, status, or office, or of an official body of government or jurisdiction.
"The former Protector tendered him the oaths, and presented him with the insignia of office, performing the ceremonies of installation."
- 5 plural of insigne form-of, plural
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- 6 A mark or token by which anything is known. figuratively
"But if autumn wear the insignia of nature's royalty, its purple and gold, in only the shaded lane or the green field with its one or two old trees, what is its more than eastern pomp in a wooded empire like the New Forest!"
Etymology
From Latin īnsīgnia, nominative plural of īnsīgne (“emblem, token, symbol”). Doublet of ensign.
From Latin īnsīgnia, nominative plural of īnsīgne (“emblem, token, symbol”). Doublet of ensign.
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