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super·scribe (so̵̅o̅′pər skrīb′)

transitive verb superscribed -·scribed′, superscribing -·scrib′·ing

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.)

Etymology: L superscribere: see super- & scribe

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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