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inscription

/ɪnˈskɹɪpʃən/noun3 syllables

Inscription means: letters inscribed (especially words engraved or carved) on something.

Synonyms for inscription4

noun, as in letters inscribed (especially words engraved or carved) on something

lettering

noun, as in a short message (as in a book or musical work or on a photograph) dedicating it to someone or something

dedication

also used for inscription

legend, epigraphy

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What does inscription mean?3

noun

1

letters inscribed (especially words engraved or carved) on something

2

a short message (as in a book or musical work or on a photograph) dedicating it to someone or something

3

the activity of inscribing (especially carving or engraving) letters or words

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with inscription?7

three syllables

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Inscription in a sentence

  • According to the inscription, it used to belong to a famous navigator.chaule3
  • The facsimile proved that the inscription was genuine.shekitten
  • This inscription seems to have been written in an already extinct language.laetitiamg
  • A touching inscription was etched into the tombstone.rul
  • There are lacunae in this inscription that make it difficult to decipher.rul
  • Layla had religious inscriptions in her business card.OsoHombre
  • We haven't really decoded a lot of ancient Tifinagh inscriptions.Amastan
  • These inscriptions date back to the tenth century before Christ.Nylez

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Forms of inscription

as a noun

plural
inscriptions