inscription
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4.8
- noun
- /ɪnˈskrɪpʃən/
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inscripción
- 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
But 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."
Fiction book (1998) -
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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1.0
Marks or letters on a surface that show language
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4.1
A picture made by cutting or etching a hard surface
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2.8
Words painted or carved on a surface to show a name
Words carved on a building, statue, or coin to remember someone
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
A short heading written above things such as a book or envelope
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.