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Pronunciation: /ɪnˈskɹɪpʃən/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun letters inscribed (especially words engraved or carved) on something
  2. noun a short message (as in a book or musical work or on a photograph) dedicating it to someone or something
  3. noun the activity of inscribing (especially carving or engraving) letters or words

Etymology

From Latin īnscrīptiō.

In classic literature

Synonyms

lettering

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
writing
Narrower (hyponyms)
epigraph, superscription, epitaph

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