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sub·scrip·tion (səb skrips̸hən)

noun

  1. the act of subscribing
  2. something subscribed; specif.,
    1. a written signature
    2. a signed document, etc.
    3. consent or sanction, esp. in writing
    4. an amount of money subscribed
    5. a formal agreement to receive and pay for a periodical, books, theater tickets, etc. for a specified period of time
    6. the right to receive a periodical, etc., as by payment of a fixed sum
  3. that part of a doctor's prescription giving directions to the pharmacist
  4. Eccles. assent to certain doctrines for promoting uniformity; specif., in the Anglican Church, acceptance of the Thirty-nine Articles of Faith

Etymology: ME subscripcion < L subscriptio

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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