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•That which points out; that which shows, indicates, manifests, or discloses.•That which guides, points out, informs, or directs; a pointer or a hand that directs to anything, as the hand of a watch, a movable finger on a gauge, scale, or other graduated instrument. In printing, a sign used to direct particular attention to a note or paragraph; -- called also fist.•A table for facilitating reference to topics, names, and the like, in a book; -- usually alphabetical in arrangement, and printed at the end of the volume.•A prologue indicating what follows.•The second digit, that next pollex, in the manus, or hand; the forefinger; index finger.•The figure or letter which shows the power or root of a quantity; the exponent.•To provide with an index or table of references; to put into an index; as, to index a book, or its contents.

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