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su·per·scrip·tion (so̵̅o̅′pər skrip′s̸hən)
noun
- the act of superscribing
- something superscribed; esp., an address on a letter, etc.
- 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.
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