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inscription

[ in-skrip-shuhn ]

noun

  1. something inscribed.
  2. a historical, religious, or other record cut, impressed, painted, or written on stone, brick, metal, or other hard surface.
  3. a brief, usually informal dedication, as of a book or a work of art.
  4. a note, as a dedication, that is written and signed by hand in a book.
  5. the act of inscribing.
  6. Pharmacology. the part of a prescription indicating the drugs and the amounts to be mixed.
  7. British.
    1. an issue of securities or stocks.
    2. a block of shares in a stock, as bought or sold by one person.
  8. Also called legend. Numismatics. the lettering in the field of a coin, medal, etc.


inscription

/ ɪnˈskrɪpʃən /

noun

  1. something inscribed, esp words carved or engraved on a coin, tomb, etc
  2. a signature or brief dedication in a book or on a work of art
  3. the act of inscribing
  4. philosophy linguistics an element of written language, esp a sentence Compare utterance 1
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • inˈscriptively, adverb
  • inˈscriptional, adjective
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Other Words From

  • in·scription·al adjective
  • in·scription·less adjective
  • prein·scription noun
  • super·in·scription noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of inscription1

1350–1400; Middle English inscripcio ( u ) n < Latin inscrīptiōn- (stem of inscrīptiō ), equivalent to inscrīpt ( us ) (past participle of inscrībere to inscribe ) + -iōn- -ion
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Word History and Origins

Origin of inscription1

C14: from Latin inscriptiō a writing upon, from inscrībere to write upon, from in- ² + scrībere to write
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Example Sentences

The “evidence” took the form of inscriptions and Norse artifacts discovered in areas of Scandinavian settlement.

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Hawass’s team had found inscriptions that referred to Neit as the daughter of a pharaoh.

The most significant find came in January, when archaeologists came upon inscriptions showing that the temple they were unearthing belonged to a previously unknown ancient queen.

The inscriptions on the keys are laser-etched, so they won’t fade, and the aluminum design ensures longevity.

The top of the box has a flora-and-bird motif with the inspirational inscription, “We are talking about a story of love.”

Then he read the golden inscription and saw that she was a princess.

And then, the screen cut to Rivers, posing and looking great, and one final inscription: "Joan Rivers, 1933-2014."

Karla will use that lighter—and that inscription—in the years to come.

The inscription will identify the period and site of the tomb.

The inscription from Nader reads, “Grover, for the imagination.”

Every monumental inscription should be in Latin; for that being a dead language, it will always live.

A stop-knob bearing the inscription, "Noli me tangere" (touch me not), was attached to the console.

Inscription copied, Nov. 21, 1833, from a tombstone to a fisherman in Bathford churchyard.

The door was white, with mouldings of gold, and the inscription above it was in golden characters.

The inscription of the Rupuath Rock has the words: "Two hundred and fifty years have elapsed since the departure of the teacher."

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