inscription
pronunciation
How to pronounce inscription in British English:
UK [ɪnˈskrɪpʃn]
How to pronounce inscription in American English:
US [ɪnˈskrɪpʃən]
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- Noun:
- letters inscribed (especially words engraved or carved) on something
- a short message (as in a book or musical work or on a photograph) dedicating it to someone or something
- the activity of inscribing (especially carving or engraving) letters or words
Word Origin
- inscription (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.)).
Example
- 1. Maybe you can even get a small inscription .
- 2. She points to the inscription on one : " jn kelly , cheesemonger of shoreditch " .
- 3. Dated to 900 bc , the inscription is made from 62 symbols , some of which are repeated .
- 4. Its iron gates bear the inscription , " may these gates never be closed " .
- 5. Thematic unity to this sprawling epic surfaces in the symbolic reappearance of a bronze plaque that bears an inscription of roger bacon 's ' four stumbling blocks to truth , ' each of which is relevant to a particular period of our past .