Superscribe Definition

so͝opər-skrīb
superscribed, superscribes, superscribing
verb
To write on the outside or upper part of (a letter, for example).
American Heritage
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.)
Webster's New World

To write on the exterior of, the surface of, or above.

He superscribed each character with its Latin-alphabet equivalent.
Wiktionary
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Origin of Superscribe

  • Latin superscrībere to write over super- super- scrībere to write skrībh- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin superscrÄ«bo (“write over")

    From Wiktionary

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Words Starting With

SSUSUP

Words Ending With

EBEIBE

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superscribe

Words Starting With S and Ending With E

Starts With S & Ends With EStarts With SU & Ends With EStarts With S & Ends With BE

Word Length

11 Letter Words11 Letter Words Starting With S11 Letter Words Ending With E