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Synonyms for inscription

Grammar : Noun
Spell : in-skrip-shuh n
Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈskrɪp ʃən

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Définition of inscription

Origin :
  • 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.)).
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Example sentences :
  • So says the inscription on a large slab of black marble in the floor of the chapel.
  • Extract from : « Yorkshire Painted And Described » by Gordon Home
  • We were just going to offer our Vicar, but he has no inscription on him.
  • Extract from : « Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, July 8, 1914 » by Various
  • Below the dove and rod there was this inscription: 'This shall lead you unto all Truth.'
  • Extract from : « Storyology » by Benjamin Taylor
  • But the dove has long since disappeared, and there remains now but the rod and the inscription.
  • Extract from : « Storyology » by Benjamin Taylor
  • There is an inscription on one of the flags—I can read it quite plainly.
  • Extract from : « Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 98, March 1, 1890 » by Various
  • Vinson caught sight of the inscription Empress on the lifebuoys.
  • Extract from : « A Nest of Spies » by Pierre Souvestre
  • The plaster or cement coating is intact, and the inscription is plain.
  • Extract from : « Christopher Columbus and His Monument Columbia » by Various
  • Stephen bent down, read the inscription, and then looked up into her face.
  • Extract from : « Cap'n Warren's Wards » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • It was an old stone and the inscription and carving were interesting.
  • Extract from : « Galusha the Magnificent » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • The latter took it, wonderingly, and looked at the inscription.
  • Extract from : « Mary-'Gusta » by Joseph C. Lincoln

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