insignia

«insignia» in Mova's school dictionary: A badge, sign or symbol that shows someone's rank, job… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (insignia — plural or singular; also «insignias»; old singular «insigne»)

meaning for a pupil

1) A badge, sign or symbol that shows someone's rank, job, group or authority, like stripes on a uniform. tree →

2) An emblem of an organisation, such as a club or army logo. tree →

sense in the lessons

In history and citizenship lessons, soldiers, police, scouts and pilots wear insignia showing rank and unit; kings and queens have royal insignia (crown, sceptre). In stories, insignia identify a spaceship's crew. Phrases: rank insignia, royal insignia, military insignia, insignia of office.

examples

• The pilot's jacket had the airline's insignia. tree →
• Police officers wear insignia showing their rank. tree →
• The crown and sceptre are royal insignia. tree →
• Our scout group has its own insignia on our badges. tree →
• Each Starfleet crew member wore the same insignia. tree →
• The general's insignia had four stars. tree →
• It is also one of the treasures that form the insignia of the Emperor. tree →

note

Grammar: «insignia» is used as both singular and plural today («this insignia», «these insignia»); «insignias» is also accepted. Pronounced in-SIG-nee-uh.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «insignia» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.