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noun(in-dex)a list (as of bibliographical information or citations to a body of literature) arranged usually in alphabetical order of some specified datum (such as author, subject, or keyword): such as
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noun(in-dex)a list of items (such as topics or names) treated in a printed work that gives for each item the page number where it may be found
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noun(in-dex)a list of publicly traded companies and their stock prices
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verb(in-dex)to provide with an index
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verb(in-dex)to list in an index
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verb(in-dex)to serve as an index of
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noun(in-dex)the finger next to the thumb —called also forefinger
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noun(in-dex)a fossil usually with a narrow time range and wide spatial distribution that is used in the identification of related geologic formations
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noun(in-dex)a number used to indicate change in magnitude (as of cost or price) as compared with the magnitude at some specified time usually taken as 100
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noun phrase(in-dex)refractive index
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noun(in-dex)a thin paper card used especially for creating an alphabetical index
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idiom(in-dex)linked to an index (such as the retail price index) and thus rising or falling as the index does
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noun(in-dex)a measure of body fat that is the ratio of the weight of the body in kilograms to the square of its height in meters