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insignia

[ in-sig-nee-uh ]

noun

formally a plural of insigne, but usually used as a singular with plural insignia or insignias.
  1. a badge or distinguishing mark of office or honor:

    a military insignia.

  2. a distinguishing mark or sign of anything:

    an insignia of mourning.



insignia

/ ɪˈɪɡɪə /

noun

  1. a badge or emblem of membership, office, or dignity
  2. a distinguishing sign or mark
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Usage Note

Insignia, originally the plural of Latin insigne, began to be used as a singular in the 18th century, and the plural insignias appeared shortly thereafter. All uses— insignia as a singular or plural and insignias as a plural—are fully standard. The singular insigne still occurs, but insignia is more common.
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of insignia1

1640–50; < Latin, plural of insigne mark, badge, noun use of neuter of insignis distinguished (by a mark); in- 2, sign
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of insignia1

C17: from Latin: marks, badges, from insignis distinguished by a mark, prominent, from in- ² + signum mark
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Yes, Trump did indeed go after Black Lives Matter protesters with a vengeance during his first term, even unleashing armed federal agents without insignia to tear gas, beat and detain such protesters in Portland, Oregon.

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Both children wore military fatigues adorned with Hezbollah’s insignia.

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Each new power painted over its predecessors’ propaganda posters and insignia, leaving the province’s buildings a palimpsest of the war’s winners and losers.

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Inside, men were sleeping on cots under thin white blankets with the American Red Cross insignia.

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Boom boxes and street gang insignias and clothing motifs were banned.

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