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1. (n.) inscription
something inscribed, as a word or words carved on stone or other hard surface.
2. inscription
a brief dedication or other note written and signed by hand in a book, on a photograph, etc.
3. inscription
the act of inscribing.
4. inscription
Brit.
5. inscription
an issue of securities or stocks.
6. inscription
a block of shares in a stock, as bought or sold by one person.
7. inscription
the lettering running across the field of a coin, medal, etc.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME < L inscrīptiō=inscrīb(ere) to inscribe+-tiō-tion)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) inscription, lettering
letters inscribed (especially words engraved or carved) on something
2. (noun) dedication, inscription
a short message (as in a book or musical work or on a photograph) dedicating it to someone or something
3. (noun) inscription
the activity of inscribing (especially carving or engraving) letters or words
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) inscription
the act or process of inscribing
2. (noun) inscription
that which is inscribed; something written or engraved; especially, a word or words written or engraved on a solid substance for preservation or public inspection; as, inscriptions on monuments, pillars, coins, medals, etc
3. (noun) inscription
a line of division or intersection; as, the tendinous inscriptions, or intersections, of a muscle
4. (noun) inscription
an address, consignment, or informal dedication, as of a book to a person, as a mark of respect or an invitation of patronage
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Sense: something written, eg on a gravestone or on a coin
The coin was so worn that the inscription could scarcely be read.
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 Afrikaans: ingrif |
 Arabic: كِتابَه مَنْقوشَه |
 Bulgarian: надпис |
 Brazilian: inscrição |
 Czech: nápis |
 German: die Aufschrift |
 Danish: inskription |
 Greek: επιγραφή |
 Spanish: inscripción |
 Estonian: kirjutis, pealdis |
 Farsi: بر نوشت روی سنگ یا فلز |
 Finnish: kirjoitus |
 French: inscription |
 Hebrew: כְּתוֹבֶת |
 Hindi: शिलालेख |
 Croatian: natpis |
 Hungarian: felirat |
 Indonesian: tulisan |
 Icelandic: áletrun |
 Italian: iscrizione, dedica |
 Japanese: 銘 |
 Korean: 적힌(새겨진) 것 |
 Lithuanian: įrašas |
 Latvian: uzraksts; ieraksts |
 Malay: penulisan |
 Dutch: opschrift |
 Norwegian: innskrift, påskrift |
 Polish: napis |
 Persian: بر نوشت روی سنگ یا فلز |
 Pashto: ليكنه، كيندنه كتيبه ، نقش |
 Portuguese: inscrição |
 Romanian: inscripţie |
 Russian: надпись |
 Slovak: nápis |
 Slovenian: napis |
 Serbian: zapis |
 Swedish: inskrift, inskription |
 Thai: คำจารึก |
 Turkish: yazı; yazıt, kitabe |
 Taiwanese: 碑文 |
 Ukrainian: напис; коротка присвята |
 Urdu: ثبت کیے ہوئے الفاظ |
 Vietnamese: hình khắc |
 Chinese: 碑文 |
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