Synonyms for insignia


Grammar : Noun
Spell : in-sig-nee-uh
Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈsɪg ni ə


Définition of insignia

Origin :
  • 1640s, from Latin insignia, neuter plural of insigne "badge, mark," from in- "in" (see in- (2)) + signum "mark" (see sign). Singular is insigne.
  • noun emblem
Example sentences :
  • The soldier looked hard at the insignia of my rank as captain.
  • Extract from : « City of Endless Night » by Milo Hastings
  • Most of them waved to the ship with the United States insignia.
  • Extract from : « A Yankee Flier Over Berlin » by Al Avery
  • He slipped into it and tightened the buckles, then put on his cap with the captain's insignia.
  • Extract from : « Decision » by Frank M. Robinson
  • Wear as your insignia the yellow star of his House, and prepare for war!
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science July 1930 » by Various
  • He ought to know about our army and navy flags and the insignia of rank of our officers.
  • Extract from : « Boy Scouts Handbook » by Boy Scouts of America
  • It made all outlines indefinite and hid any insignia of rank.
  • Extract from : « The Long Roll » by Mary Johnston
  • He was not allowed to carry with him any insignia of a foreign power.
  • Extract from : « Old Fort Snelling » by Marcus L. Hansen
  • Its sides were emblazoned with escutcheons, insignia and other paraphernalia.
  • Extract from : « Winsome Winnie and other New Nonsense Novels » by Stephen Leacock
  • The man who appeared in it wore the insignia of a Mardukan navy commodore.
  • Extract from : « Space Viking » by Henry Beam Piper
  • Tell me, young man, do all your nobility affect the insignia you wear?
  • Extract from : « Millennium » by Everett B. Cole

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