Inscription Definition
ĭn-skrĭpshən
inscriptions
noun
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The act of inscribing.
Webster's New World
Something inscribed or engraved, as on a coin or monument.
Webster's New World
A piece of material, such as a stone or metal tablet, that is inscribed.
American Heritage
An enrollment or a registration of names.
American Heritage
A short, signed message written in a book, etc. one is presenting as a gift.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Inscription
Noun
Singular:
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inscriptionsOrigin of Inscription
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Middle English inscripcioun statement giving the author or title of a book from Latin īnscrīptiō īnscrīptiōn- from īnscrīptus past participle of īnscrībere to inscribe inscribe
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Latin inscriptionem (inscriptio).
From Wiktionary
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