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inscription
- /ɪnˈskɹɪpʃən/
Rhymes with -ɪpʃən
noun inscriptions
- The act of inscribing. The inscription of the Temple of Preah Vihear on the World Heritage list shall be without prejudice to the rights of the Kingdom of Cambodia and the Kingdom of Thailand on the demarcation works of the Joint Commission for Land Boundary (JBC) of the two countries;
- Text carved on a wall or plaque, such as a memorial or gravestone, or on some other item. He had battled like a man, and gotten a man's reward — no silver tea-pots or salvers, with flowery inscriptions setting forth his virtues and the appreciation of a genteel parish; […]
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The text on a coin.
The coin bears an inscription in Latin.
Similar: legend
- Words written in the front of a book as a dedication.
Similar: epigraphy
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: lettering, inscribe, writing, marking, text, notation, message, listing, record, scheduling, recording, subscribe, reference, slogan, subscription, addition
noun
Similar: epigraphy
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noun carved text
| Español | inscripción |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 碑文 hibun |
| 中文 | 題字 /题字 tízì, 碑文 bēiwén, 題詞 /题词 tící |
| हिन्दी | शिलालेख śilālekh, अभिलेख abhilekh, उत्कीर्णन utkīrṇan |
| Português | inscrição |
| Français | inscription |
| Deutsch | Inschrift |
| Italiano | inscrizione, motto |
| Ελληνικά | επιγραφή epigrafí, χάραξη cháraxi |
| Română | inscripție |
| Русский | на́дпись nádpisʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | chữ khắc |
| العربية | نَقْش naqš |
| עברית | כְּתֹבֶת któvet |
noun text on a coin
| Português | legenda |
|---|---|
| Français | légende |
| Deutsch | Aufschrift, Münzaufschrift |
| Ελληνικά | επιγραφή epigrafí |
| Русский | на́дпись nádpisʹ |
| العربية | نَقْش naqš |
noun dedication in a book
| Español | dedicatoria |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 題詞 /题词 tící |
| Português | dedicatória |
| Français | dédicace |
| Deutsch | Widmung |
| Italiano | dedica |
| Ελληνικά | αφιέρωση afiérosi |
| Русский | на́дпись nádpisʹ, посвяще́ние posvjaščénije |
Talk about this word "inscription." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/inscription. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. inscription. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/inscription "inscription." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/inscription.Cite this
@misc{inscription_2026,
title = {inscription},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/inscription},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
