Topic: NEWSPAPERS, PUBLISHING
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| Date: | 1500-1600 |
| Language: | Latin |
| Origin: | 'first finger, guide', from indicare; INDICATE |
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in‧dex1 W3
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[countable]1 plural indexesTCN an alphabetical list of names, subjects etc at the back of a book, with the numbers of the pages where they can be found
2 plural indexesTC a set of cards or a database containing information, usually arranged in alphabetical order and used especially in a library
3 plural indices
a standard by which the level of something can be judged or measured
The changing size of an infant's head is considered an index of brain growth.4 plural indices or indexes technicalBBT a system by which prices, costs etc can be compared to those of a previous date
or indexes technicalBBT
