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   in·sig·ni·a

   /ənˈsiɡnēə/

   noun

   • 1. a badge or distinguishing mark of military rank, office, or membership of an organization; an official emblem: "a khaki uniform with colonel's insignia on the collar"
   • ▪ a distinguishing mark or token of something: "they left eternally inert blooms, the insignia of melancholy"

   Word Origin mid 17th century: from Latin, plural of insigne ‘sign, badge of office’, neuter of insignis ‘distinguished (as if by a mark)’, from in- ‘towards’ + signum ‘sign’.

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