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in⋅scrip⋅tion
[in-skrip-shuh
n]
–noun
| 1. | something inscribed. |
| 2. | a historical, religious, or other record cut, impressed, painted, or written on stone, brick, metal, or other hard surface. |
| 3. | a brief, usually informal dedication, as of a book or a work of art. |
| 4. | a note, as a dedication, that is written and signed by hand in a book. |
| 5. | the act of inscribing. |
| 6. | Pharmacology. the part of a prescription indicating the drugs and the amounts to be mixed. |
| 7. | British.
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| 8. | Also called legend. Numismatics. the lettering in the field of a coin, medal, etc. |
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Language Translation for : inscription
| Spanish: | inscripción, | German: | die Aufschrift, | Japanese: | 銘 |
| in·scrip·tion
(ĭn-skrĭp'shən) Pronunciation Key
n.
[Middle English inscripcioun, statement giving the author or title of a book, from Latin īnscrīptiō, īnscrīptiōn-, from īnscrīptus, past participle of īnscrībere, to inscribe; see inscribe.] in·scrip'tion·al, in·scrip'tive adj., in·scrip'tive·ly adv. |
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inscription
c.1400, from L. inscriptionem (nom. inscriptio) "a writing upon, inscription," from inscriptus, pp. of inscribere "inscribe, to write on or in anything," from in- "in" + scribere "to write" (see script).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| inscription | |
noun | |
| 1. | letters inscribed (especially words engraved or carved) on something |
| 2. | a short message (as in a book or musical work or on a photograph) dedicating it to someone or something [syn: dedication] |
| 3. | the activity of inscribing (especially carving or engraving) letters or words |
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Inscription
In*scrip"tion\, n. [L. inscriptio, fr. inscribere, inscriptum, to inscribe: cf. F. inscription. See Inscribe.]1. The act or process of inscribing. 2. That which is inscribed; something written or engraved; especially, a word or words written or engraved on a solid substance for preservation or public inspection; as, inscriptions on monuments, pillars, coins, medals, etc. 3. (Anat.) A line of division or intersection; as, the tendinous inscriptions, or intersections, of a muscle. 4. An address, consignment, or informal dedication, as of a book to a person, as a mark of respect or an invitation of patronage.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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