insignia

noun

in·sig·nia | \ in-ˈsig-nē-ə

variants: or less commonly insigne \ in-ˈsig-(ˌ)nē

plural insignia or insignias

Definition of insignia

1 : a badge of authority or honor

2 : a distinguishing mark or sign

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Examples of insignia in a Sentence

Their jackets have the school's insignia on the front.

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And while Sandberg's was dressed up as German, the group's planes are primarily adorned with period-appropriate United States insignia. — Eric Limer, Popular Mechanics, "Plane Painted as a German Fighter Makes a Fiery Crash Landing on the Highway," 24 Oct. 2018 Enter the emblem sock: colored hosiery with a subtle insignia embroidered or printed at the ankle. — Ha Duong, WSJ, "Found: Men’s Socks That Aren’t Patterned—or Plain," 17 Jan. 2019 O’Hara dresses up his tragic tale with elaborate nonfiction regalia, recording the insignia and rituals of small-town Pennsylvania with the exhaustive objectivity of an anthropology dissertation. — Jamie James, WSJ, "‘John O’Hara: Four Novels of the 1930s’ Review: Big Fish in Small Towns," 3 Jan. 2019 Each pair features some iteration of Chiara’s signature cartoon eye insignia. — Tess Garcia, Teen Vogue, "Converse and Chiara Ferragni Collaborate on Glittery Sneaker Collection," 11 Nov. 2018 The caller ID on Fury's dropped phone showed no name, just a bright flash of blue, red, and gold with a white insignia. — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, "The trailer for Captain Marvel is finally here, and it’s spectacular," 18 Sep. 2018 Several brands, including Los Angeles’s Monitaly, London’s Dunhill and Paris’s De Bonne Facture, have shorn off the pointless shoulder epaulets (originally designed to display military ranking insignia), for a sleeker look. — Jacob Gallagher, WSJ, "How To Wear a Men’s Trench Without Looking Corny," 16 Oct. 2018 To emphasize their point, the women held up their garbage bags and pointed to the highway sign that had been the centerpiece of their selfie moments ago — not to mention the sorority insignia on their shirts. — Cleve R. Wootson Jr., Washington Post, "‘Add “performing community service while Black” to the list of things that make you suspicious’," 15 May 2018 The famous insignias are done in-house on a $10k computerized monogramming machine. — Olivia Rassow, ELLE Decor, "Are These The World's Most Famous Pillowcases?," 5 Mar. 2014

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