INSCRIPTION


Meaning of INSCRIPTION in English

/ ɪnˈskrɪpʃn; NAmE / noun

words written in the front of a book or cut in stone or metal

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English (denoting a short descriptive or dedicatory passage at the beginning of a book): from Latin inscriptio(n-) , from the verb inscribere , from in- into + scribere write.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.