"indication" meaning in English

See indication in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɪndɪˈkeɪʃən/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-indication.wav [UK] Forms: indication [singular], indications [plural]
Etymology: indicate + -ion Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|indicate|ion}} indicate + -ion Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. An indication is something that points out or indicates something else.
    Sense id: simple-indication-en-noun-xmSLuP5W
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ion
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