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in⋅scrip⋅tive

  [in-skrip-tiv]
–adjective
of, pertaining to, or of the nature of an inscription.
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Origin:
1730–40; < L inscrīpt(us) ptp. of inscrībere (see inscription ) + -ive

Related forms:
in⋅scrip⋅tive⋅ly, adverb
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in·scrip·tion   (ĭn-skrĭp'shən)   
n.  

  1. The act or an instance of inscribing.

  2. A marking, such as the wording on a coin, medal, monument, or seal, that is inscribed.

  3. A piece of material, such as a stone or metal tablet, that is inscribed.

  4. An enrollment or a registration of names.

    1. A short, signed message in a book or on a photograph given as a gift.

    2. The usually informal dedication of a book or an artistic work.


[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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