Inscription (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. something inscribed.
  2. a historical, religious, or other record cut, impressed, painted, or written on stone, brick, metal, or other hard surface.
  3. a brief, usually informal dedication, as of a book or a work of art.
  4. a note, as a dedication, that is written and signed by hand in a book.
  5. the act of inscribing.
  6. the part of a prescription indicating the drugs and the amounts to be mixed.
  7. British.
    • an issue of securities or stocks.
    • a block of shares in a stock, as bought or sold by one person.
  8. the lettering in the field of a coin, medal, etc.
noun
  1. something inscribed, esp words carved or engraved on a coin, tomb, etc
  2. a signature or brief dedication in a book or on a work of art
  3. the act of inscribing
  4. an element of written language, esp a sentence
Inscription (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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