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The definition of an inscription is words or letters that have been written or carved into something, or the act of writing words or letters into something.

(noun)

A message someone writes on the front page of a book they have given to you is an example of an inscription.
A marking or wording on a coin is an example of an inscription.
The act of writing a message on the front page of a book you are giving as a gift is an example of inscription.

See inscription in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

the act of inscribing
something inscribed or engraved, as on a coin or monument
1. a brief or informal dedication in a book, etc.
2. a short, signed message written in a book, etc. one is presenting as a gift

Origin: ME inscripcioun < L inscriptio < inscriptus, pp. of inscribere

Related Forms:

inscriptive adjective or inscriptional

See inscription in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

The act or an instance of inscribing.
A marking, such as the wording on a coin, medal, monument, or seal, that is inscribed.
A piece of material, such as a stone or metal tablet, that is inscribed.
An enrollment or a registration of names.
a. A short, signed message in a book or on a photograph given as a gift.
b. The usually informal dedication of a book or an artistic work.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English inscripcioun, statement giving the author or title of a book

Origin: , from Latin īnscrīptiō, īnscrīptiōn-

Origin: , from īnscrīptus

Origin: , past participle of īnscrībere, to inscribe; see inscribe

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