super inscription

noun

something inscribed.

a historical, religious, or other record cut, impressed, painted, or written on stone, brick, metal, or other hard surface.

a brief, usually informal dedication, as of a book or a work of art.

a note, as a dedication, that is written and signed by hand in a book.

the act of inscribing.

Pharmacology. the part of a prescription indicating the drugs and the amounts to be mixed.

British.

an issue of securities or stocks.

a block of shares in a stock, as bought or sold by one person.

Also called legend. Numismatics. the lettering in the field of a coin, medal, etc.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English inscripcio(u)n < Latin inscrīptiōn- (stem of inscrīptiō), equivalent to inscrīpt(us) (past participle of inscrībere to inscribe) + -iōn- -ion

Related forms

in·scrip·tion·al, adjective

in·scrip·tion·less, adjective

pre·in·scrip·tion, noun

su·per·in·scrip·tion, noun

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inscription (ɪnˈskrɪpʃən)

—n
1.	something inscribed, esp words carved or engraved on a coin, tomb, etc
2.	a signature or brief dedication in a book or on a work of art
3.	the act of inscribing
4.	philosophy, linguistics Compare utterance an element of written language, esp a sentence

[C14: from Latin inscriptiō a writing upon, from inscrībere to write upon, from in-² + scrībere to write]

in'scriptional

—*adj*

in'scriptive

—*adj*

in'scriptively

—*adv*

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Word Origin & History

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).

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Medical Dictionary

inscription in·scrip·tion (ĭn-skrĭp'shən)
n.
The main part of a prescription, indicating the drug or drugs and the quantity of each to be used in the mixture.

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