Definitions for: Inscription


[n] the activity of inscribing (especially carving or engraving) letters or words
[n] letters inscribed (especially words engraved or carved) on something
[n] a short message (as in a book or musical work or on a photograph) dedicating it to someone or something



Webster (1913) Definition: In*scrip"tion, n. [L. inscriptio, fr. inscribere,
inscriptum, to inscribe: cf. F. inscription. See Inscribe.]
1. The act or process of inscribing.

2. 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. (Anat.) A line of division or intersection; as, the
tendinous inscriptions, or intersections, of a muscle.

4. An address, consignment, or informal dedication, as of a
book to a person, as a mark of respect or an invitation of
patronage.

Synonyms: dedication, lettering

See Also: committal to writing, epigraph, epitaph, message, piece of writing, Rosetta stone, superscription, superscription, writing, writing, written material

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