indication
English
Etymology
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From Old French indication, from Latin indicātiō (“a showing, indicating the value of something; valuation”), from indicō (“point out, indicate, show; value”); see indicate; confer French indication, Spanish indicación, Italian indicazione.
Pronunciation
Noun
indication (countable and uncountable, plural indications)
- Act of pointing out or indicating.
- That which serves to indicate or point out; mark; token; sign; symptom; evidence.
- (Can we date this quote by Joseph Addison and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)
- The frequent stops they make in the most convenient places are plain indications of their weariness.
- (Can we date this quote by Joseph Addison and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)
- Discovery made; information.
- (obsolete) Explanation; display. (Can we date this quote by Francis Bacon and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)
- (medicine) Any symptom or occurrence in a disease, which serves to direct to suitable remedies.
- (finance) An declared approximation of the price at which a traded security is likely to commence trading.
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Translations
that which serves to indicate or point out
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Further reading
- “indication”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “indication”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
French
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
indication f (plural indications)
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Further reading
- “indication”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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