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Webster 1913 Edition


Indication

Inˊdi-ca′tion

,
Noun.
[L.
indicatio
: cf. F.
indication
.]
1.
Act of pointing out or indicating.
2.
That which serves to indicate or point out; mark; token; sign; symptom; evidence.
The frequent stops they make in the most convenient places are plain
indications
of their weariness.
Addison.
3.
Discovery made; information.
Bentley.
4.
Explanation; display.
[Obs.]
Bacon.
Syn. – Proof; demonstration; sign; token; mark; evidence; signal.

Webster 1828 Edition


Indication

INDICA'TION

,
Noun.
The act of pointing out.
1.
Mark; token; sign; symptom; whatever serves to discover what is not before known, or otherwise obvious.
The frequent stops they make in the most convenient places, are plain indications of their weariness.
2.
In medicine, any symptom or occurrence in a disease, which serves to direct to suitable remedies.
3.
Discovery made; intelligence given.
4.
Explanation; display. [Little used.]

Definition 2024


indication

indication

English

Noun

indication (plural indications)

  1. Act of pointing out or indicating.
  2. That which serves to indicate or point out; mark; token; sign; symptom; evidence.
    The frequent stops they make in the most convenient places are plain indications of their weariness. Joseph Addison.
  3. Discovery made; information.
  4. (obsolete) Explanation; display. Francis Bacon.
  5. (medicine) Any symptom or occurrence in a disease, which serves to direct to suitable remedies.
  6. (finance) An declared approximation of the price at which a traded security is likely to commence trading.

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External links

  • indication in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
  • indication in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

French

Etymology

indiquer + -ation

Pronunciation

Noun

indication f (plural indications)

  1. direction, instruction
  2. indication, sign
  3. indication, information
  4. a hint