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superscribe

(so̵̅o̅′pər skrīb′)

transitive verb superscribed, superscribing

to write, mark, or engrave (an inscription, name, etc.) at the top or on an outer surface of (something); specif., to write (a name, address, etc.) on (an envelope, parcel, etc.)

Origin: L superscribere: see super- & scribe

See superscribe in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb su·per·scribed, su·per·scrib·ing, su·per·scribes

To write on the outside or upper part of (a letter, for example).
To write (a name or an address, for example) on the top or outside.

Origin:

Origin: Latin superscrībere, to write over

Origin: : super-, super-

Origin: + scrībere, to write; see skrībh- in Indo-European roots

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