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superscription definition

su·per·scrip·tion (so̵̅o̅′pər skrip′s̸hən)

noun

  1. the act of superscribing
  2. something superscribed; esp., an address on a letter, etc.
  3. Pharmacy the Latin word recipe (meaning “take”) or its symbol, ℞, on a prescription

Etymology: ME superscripcioun < L superscriptio

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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