superscription
[soo-per-skrip-shuh n]
- the act of superscribing.
- something that is superscribed.
- an address on a letter, parcel, or the like.
- Pharmacology. the sign ℞, meaning “take,” at the beginning of a prescription.
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Origin of superscription
1350–1400; Middle English superscripcioun < Late Latin superscrīptiōn- (stem of superscrīptiō) a writing above. See superscript, -ion
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Yet the superscription is of his dictating, I dare say, for he is a formal wretch.
Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9)Samuel Richardson
Under the superscription, written with a pencil, after she went down.
Clarissa, Volume 2 (of 9)Samuel Richardson
I said, in deep-toned grief, as I looked up from the superscription, "is that honest!"
The CavalierGeorge Washington Cable
It was wet, and the ink of the superscription was beginning to run.
A Son of HagarSir Hall Caine
This, without signature or superscription, he put into an envelope, and addressed.
The ManxmanHall Caine
superscription
- the act of superscribing
- a superscribed title, address, etc
- the symbol (℞) at the head of a medical prescription, which stands for the Latin word recipe (take)
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superscription
(sōō′pər-skrĭp′shən)- The part of a prescription that bears the Latin word recipe represented by ℞.
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