inscription








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. Pharmacology. the part of a prescription indicating the drugs and the amounts to be mixed.
  7. British.
    1. an issue of securities or stocks.
    2. a block of shares in a stock, as bought or sold by one person.
  8. Also called legend. Numismatics. 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. philosophy linguistics an element of written language, esp a sentenceCompare utterance 1 (def. 3)
n.

late 14c., from Latin inscriptionem (nominative inscriptio) “a writing upon, inscription,” noun of action from past participle stem of inscribere “inscribe, to write on or in anything,” from in- “in” (see in- (2)) + scribere “to write” (see script (n.)).

n.

  1. The main part of a prescription, indicating the drug or drugs and the quantity of each to be used in the mixture.
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