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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.
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.]