subindication

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

sub- +‎ indication

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˌsʌbɪndɪˈkeɪʃən/

Noun[edit]

subindication (usually uncountable, plural subindications)

  1. The act of indicating by signs; a slight indication.
    • a. 1678 (date written), Isaac Barrow, “(please specify the chapter name or sermon number). That Jesus is the true Messias”, in The Works of Dr. Isaac Barrow. [], volumes (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: A[braham] J[ohn] Valpy, [], published 1830–1831, →OCLC:
      the subindication and shadowing of heavenly things

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for subindication”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)