inscription
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- noun
- /ɪnˈskrɪpʃən/
- More information about the ancient Jewish community here comes from the copious inscriptions that cover the catacomb's walls.
- read the inscription
- inscription on a monument
- carved inscription
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Watch on YouTubeBut the older inscriptions would still remain there.
- But the older inscriptions would still remain there.
- We should also think about the designs of the inscriptions because that helps us to approach that question.
- And, and unfortunately, like I said before, most of the temples don't have inscriptions that say I built it.
- We find it hard to distinguish them, and certainly the ancient observer would have to if there hadn't been a convenient inscription underneath.
- They cite the writings of Herodotus and Tacitus and inscriptions on Egyptian monuments.
- These were accompanied by monetary reforms and new silver currency bearing not Mongolian inscriptions, but the Shahada and Gazan's title of Padishahi Islam.
Examples
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His wife requested the following inscription on his tombstone: "Now I must be forever silent."
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She carefully examined the inscription on the coin to identify its origin.
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This is a detail of the inscription of the building.
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So this is the first line of the inscription in those three languages.
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Is there an inscription on it?
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Stop to read an inscription on a gate or wall.
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So this was and this is the inscription on the plaque.
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In one particularly long inscription, the builders even included the date of construction.
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What do these inscriptions mean?
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This inscription was on the Codex.
Synonyms
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Marks or letters on a surface that show language
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Words painted or carved on a surface to show a name
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A picture made by cutting or etching a hard surface
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Words carved on a building, statue, or coin to remember someone
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A short heading written above things such as a book or envelope
Writing cut or painted on a hard surface like stone
Words on a statue, painting, or building that say who made it
A short written note on an object that names or explains it
An engraved design cut into metal, wood or stone
How Permanent
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word inscription comes from the Latin parts in- 'on' and scribere 'to write', so it is like 'writing on' a surface. Think of a name carved on a ring or a line on a stone — that is an inscription.