noun
inscription
ihn-SKRIHP-shuhn
noun
1
Words carved, engraved, or otherwise permanently marked onto a surface such as stone, metal, or a monument.
"The inscription on the gravestone was barely legible after centuries of weather."
2
A short personal message written at the front of a book or on a gift.
"The book had a handwritten inscription from the author."
How to Use Inscription
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishText that has been permanently written, carved, or engraved onto something.
Common pairings
carve an inscription
inscription on a monument
Word Forms
inscriptions plural
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Etymology
From Latin inscriptio, from inscribere, "to write on/into" — in- plus scribere, "to write."