indication

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

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Definition

  1. noun something that serves to indicate or suggest
  2. noun the act of indicating or pointing out by name
  3. noun (medicine) a reason to prescribe a drug or perform a procedure

Etymology

From Old French indication, from Latin indicātiō (“a showing, indicating the value of something; valuation”), from indicō (“point out, indicate, show; value”); see indicate; compare French indication, Spanish indicación, Italian indicazione. By surface analysis, indicate + -ion.

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Synonyms

indicant

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