superscription
Americannoun
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the act of superscribing.
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something that is superscribed.
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an address on a letter, parcel, or the like.
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Pharmacology. the sign ℞, meaning “take,” at the beginning of a prescription.
noun
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the act of superscribing
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a superscribed title, address, etc
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the symbol ( ) at the head of a medical prescription, which stands for the Latin word recipe (take)
Etymology
Origin of superscription
1350–1400; Middle English superscripcioun < Late Latin superscrīptiōn- (stem of superscrīptiō ) a writing above. See superscript, -ion
Example Sentences
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The superscription told him that it was from Millie Stretton.
From The Truants by Mason, A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley)
The earlier theory started from the superscription of one of his works, Ἥρωνος Κτησιβίου βελοποιϊκά, from which it was inferred that Hero was a pupil of Ctesibius.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" by Various
The earlier tradition as to the superscription is obscure, but it would seem that it ought to be considered part of the relic which Constantine sent to Rome.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" by Various
He glanced at the superscription and gave it back.
From The Truants by Mason, A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley)
In the two that have a superscription, it is styled the Book of Kriemhild.
From The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition by Unknown
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