insignia
A patch or other object that indicates a person's official or military rank, or…A patch or other object that indicates a person's official or military rank, or membership in a group or organization.
Recorded US: DroEsperanto, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
» Inspecting the rusty tool, I noticed the faint insignia of a long-defunct brand.
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3 sensesA patch or other object that indicates a person's official or military rank, or membership in a group or organization.
Rangabzeichen, Abzeichen
знак отли́чияznak otlíčija, знак разли́чияznak razlíčija
A symbol or token of personal power, status, or office, or of an official body of government or jurisdiction.
Amtsabzeichen, Amtsinsigne, Insigne
эмбле́маembléma, значо́кznačók, о́рденórden
(figuratively)A mark or token by which anything is known.
- a badge worn to show official position
Examples
4 sentencesInspecting the rusty tool, I noticed the faint insignia of a long-defunct brand.
I realized I was lost when I saw a police car with an insignia I didn't recognize.
Stefan saw a lot of Satanic insignia in Amelia's room.
The insignia on his cap indicated he was a fan of the Chicago White Sox.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
From Latin īnsīgnia, nominative plural of īnsīgne (“emblem, token, symbol”). Doublet of enFrom Latin īnsīgnia, nominative plural of īnsīgne (“emblem, token, symbol”). Doublet of ensign.
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Forms
plural: insignias / insigniaSynonyms
4 synonymsWord family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.