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🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

Índice

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈĩdʒisi

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Index/ˈɪn.dɛks/
nounverbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1450 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"O índice no final do livro me ajudou a encontrar rapidamente as informações necessárias."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A list or catalog of items, often organized in a specific order, that provides a reference to the location of information.

    "The index at the back of the book helped me quickly find the information I needed."
  2. 2

    A numerical measure of change in a securities market.

    "The stock market index rose significantly after the announcement of new economic policies."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Latin index meaning 'pointer', 'indicator', or 'sign', coming from the verb indicare ('to point out'). Historically used in anatomy and typography, it evolved to designate an alphabetical listing of items in a published work as well as a statistical indicator of economic or social conditions.

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