Insignia Definition
ĭn-sĭgnē-ə
insigne, insignes, insignias
noun
A badge of office, rank, membership, or nationality; an emblem.
American Heritage
Badges, emblems, or other distinguishing marks, as of rank, membership, etc.
Webster's New World
A distinguishing sign.
American Heritage
A patch or other object that indicates a person's official or military rank, or membership in a group or organization.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Insignia
Noun
Singular:
insignia
Plural:
insigniasOrigin of Insignia
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Latin īnsignia pl. of īnsigne badge of office, mark from neuter of īnsignis distinguished, marked in- in in–2 signum sign sekw-1 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Latin īnsignia, nominative plural of īnsigne (“emblem, token, symbol”).
From Wiktionary
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