inscription

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

The act of inscribing.
Text carved on a wall or plaque, such as a memorial or gravestone, or on some other item.
The text on a coin.
Words written in the front of a book as a dedication.

/ɪnˈskɹɪpʃən/ en-us-inscription.ogg

inscription inscriptions

From Latin īnscrīptiō.

epigraphy legend

epigraph

inscriptional inscriptioned inscriptionist inscriptionless reinscription

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