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Inscription

//ɪnˈskɹɪpʃən// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of inscribing. countable, uncountable

    "The inscription of the Temple of Preah Vihear on the World Heritage list shall be without prejudice to the rights of the Kingdom of Cambodia and the Kingdom of Thailand on the demarcation works of the Joint Commission for Land Boundary (JBC) of the two countries;"

  2. 2
    the activity of inscribing (especially carving or engraving) letters or words wordnet
  3. 3
    Text carved on a wall or plaque, such as a memorial or gravestone, or on some other item. countable, uncountable

    "He had battled like a man, and gotten a man's reward — no silver tea-pots or salvers, with flowery inscriptions setting forth his virtues and the appreciation of a genteel parish; […]"

  4. 4
    letters inscribed (especially words engraved or carved) on something wordnet
  5. 5
    The text on a coin. countable, uncountable

    "The coin bears an inscription in Latin."

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  1. 6
    a short message (as in a book or musical work or on a photograph) dedicating it to someone or something wordnet
  2. 7
    Words written in the front of a book as a dedication. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From Latin īnscrīptiō.

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