Insignia

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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}.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. Distinguishing marks of authority, office, or honor;
        badges; tokens; decorations; as, the insignia of royalty


        or of an order.
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     2. Typical and characteristic marks or signs, by which
        anything is known or distinguished; as, the insignia of a
        trade.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  insignia
       n : a badge worn to show official position

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  35 Moby Thesaurus words for "insignia":
     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