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   In·scrip·tion

   /inˈskripSH(ə)n/

   

   noun

   • 1. words inscribed, as on a monument or in a book: "the inscription on her headstone" Similar engravingwordingwritingletteringlegendepitaphepigraphetchingcarvingwordsdedicationaddressmessagesignatureautograph
   • ▪ the action of inscribing something: "the inscription of memorable utterances on durable materials"

   Word Origin late Middle English (denoting a short descriptive or dedicatory passage at the beginning of a book): from Latin inscriptio(n-), from the verb inscribere (see inscribe).

   Derivatives

   • 1. inscriptional adjective
   • 2. inscriptive adjective

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