inscription
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 of inscription
1Other words from inscription
- in·scrip·tion·al, adjective
- in·scrip·tion·less, adjective
- pre·in·scrip·tion, noun
- su·per·in·scrip·tion, noun
Words Nearby inscription
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How to use inscription in a sentence
The “evidence” took the form of inscriptions and Norse artifacts discovered in areas of Scandinavian settlement.
No, the Vikings Did Not Discover America. Here's Why That Myth is Problematic | Gordon Campbell | June 29, 2021 | TimeHawass’s team had found inscriptions that referred to Neit as the daughter of a pharaoh.
In the tombs of Saqqara, new discoveries are rewriting ancient Egypt’s history | Sudarsan Raghavan | April 22, 2021 | Washington PostThe most significant find came in January, when archaeologists came upon inscriptions showing that the temple they were unearthing belonged to a previously unknown ancient queen.
In the tombs of Saqqara, new discoveries are rewriting ancient Egypt’s history | Sudarsan Raghavan | April 22, 2021 | Washington PostThe inscriptions on the keys are laser-etched, so they won’t fade, and the aluminum design ensures longevity.
Best mechanical keyboard: Game, code, type, and work smoother and faster | PopSci Commerce Team | February 4, 2021 | Popular-ScienceThe top of the box has a flora-and-bird motif with the inspirational inscription, “We are talking about a story of love.”
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Then he read the golden inscription and saw that she was a princess.
In New Brothers Grimm 'Snow White', The Prince Doesn't Save Her | The Brothers Grimm | November 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd then, the screen cut to Rivers, posing and looking great, and one final inscription: "Joan Rivers, 1933-2014."
Melissa Rivers: Life After Joan—A Funny, Moving Celebration on a Special 'Fashion Police' | Tim Teeman | September 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTKarla will use that lighter—and that inscription—in the years to come.
Iran’s Top Spy Is the Modern-Day Karla, John Le Carré’s Villainous Mastermind | Michael Weiss | July 2, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe inscription will identify the period and site of the tomb.
The inscription from Nader reads, “Grover, for the imagination.”
Ralph Nader and Grover Norquist: Washington’s Most Unlikely Bromance | Eleanor Clift | May 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTEvery monumental inscription should be in Latin; for that being a dead language, it will always live.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun; | VariousA stop-knob bearing the inscription, "Noli me tangere" (touch me not), was attached to the console.
The Recent Revolution in Organ Building | George Laing Millerinscription copied, Nov. 21, 1833, from a tombstone to a fisherman in Bathford churchyard.
The door was white, with mouldings of gold, and the inscription above it was in golden characters.
Bella Donna | Robert HichensThe inscription of the Rupuath Rock has the words: "Two hundred and fifty years have elapsed since the departure of the teacher."
God and my Neighbour | Robert Blatchford
British Dictionary definitions for inscription
/ (ɪnˈskrɪpʃən) /
something inscribed, esp words carved or engraved on a coin, tomb, etc
a signature or brief dedication in a book or on a work of art
the act of inscribing
philosophy linguistics an element of written language, esp a sentence: Compare utterance 1 (def. 3)
Origin of inscription
1Derived forms of inscription
- inscriptional or inscriptive, adjective
- inscriptively, adverb
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