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How do you spell Indication?

Correct spelling

indication

INDIC + ATION. Think: indicate.

Why is indication spelled this way?

From Latin indicare, to point out. IN (toward) + DICARE (to proclaim). An indication points toward meaning — signs that proclaim what is coming or what is true.

Common misspellings of indication

indicatonindicasionindiciationindecation

Example

There was no indication of foul play.

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