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- [in-deks]
- /ˈɪn dɛks/
- /ˈɪndeks/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [in-deks]
- /ˈɪn dɛks/
Definitions of index word
- noun plural index (in a nonfiction book, monograph, etc.) a more or less detailed alphabetical listing of names, places, and topics along with the numbers of the pages on which they are mentioned or discussed, usually included in or constituting the back matter. 1
- noun plural index a sequential arrangement of material, especially in alphabetical or numerical order. 1
- noun plural index something used or serving to point out; a sign, token, or indication: a true index of his character. 1
- noun plural index something that directs attention to some fact, condition, etc.; a guiding principle. 1
- noun plural index a pointer or indicator in a scientific instrument. 1
- noun plural index a piece of wood, metal, or the like, serving as a pointer or indicator. 1
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Origin of index
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English < Latin: informer, pointer, equivalent to in- in-2 + -dec- (combining form of dic-, show, declare, indicate; akin to teach) + -s nominative singular ending
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Parts of speech for Index
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index popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for index
noun index
- indicator — a person or thing that indicates.
- ratio — the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second: the ratio of 5 to 2, written 5:2 or 5/2.
- basis — If something is done on a particular basis, it is done according to that method, system, or principle.
- symbol — something used for or regarded as representing something else; a material object representing something, often something immaterial; emblem, token, or sign.
- needle — a small, slender, rodlike instrument, usually of polished steel, with a sharp point at one end and an eye or hole for thread at the other, for passing thread through cloth to make stitches in sewing.
verb index
- arrange — If you arrange an event or meeting, you make plans for it to happen.
- order — an authoritative direction or instruction; command; mandate.
- alphabetize — to arrange in conventional alphabetical order
- catalogue — A catalogue is a list of things such as the goods you can buy from a particular company, the objects in a museum, or the books in a library.
- docket — Also called trial docket. a list of cases in court for trial, or the names of the parties who have cases pending.
Antonyms for index
verb index
- disarrange — to disturb the arrangement of; disorder; unsettle.
- disorder — lack of order or regular arrangement; confusion: Your room is in utter disorder.
- disorganize — to destroy the organization, systematic arrangement, or orderly connection of; throw into confusion or disorder.
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