Inscription : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Inscription	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
inscription n letters inscribed (especially words engraved or carved) on something Synonym(s): inscription, lettering a short message (as in a book or musical work or on a photograph) dedicating it to someone or something Synonym(s): dedication, inscription the activity of inscribing (especially carving or engraving) letters or words
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Inscription \In*scrip"tion\, n. [L. inscriptio, fr. inscribere, inscriptum, to inscribe: cf. F. inscription. See {Inscribe}.] 1. The act or process of inscribing. 2. That which is inscribed; something written or engraved; especially, a word or words written or engraved on a solid substance for preservation or public inspection; as, inscriptions on monuments, pillars, coins, medals, etc. 3. (Anat.) A line of division or intersection; as, the tendinous inscriptions, or intersections, of a muscle. 4. An address, consignment, or informal dedication, as of a book to a person, as a mark of respect or an invitation of patronage.