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Main Entry: 1in·dex
Pronunciation: in-deks
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural in·dex·es /-dek-sz /; or in·di·ces /-d-sz/ 1 a: a device (as the pointer on a scale) used to indicate a value or quantity b: INDICATION 2 <the price of goods is an index of business conditions> 2: an alphabetical list in a printed work that gives with each item listed the page number where it may be found 3plural usually indices: a mathematical figure, letter, or expression (as the exponent 3 in a3) showing a power or root of another 4: a symbol <fist> used to direct attention