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in·scrip·tion (in skrip′s̸hən)

noun

  1. the act of inscribing
  2. 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

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

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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