Definition of Inscription. Meaning of Inscription. Synonyms of Inscription

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Definition of Inscription

Inscription
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.

Meaning of Inscription from wikipedia

- Epigraphy (from Ancient Gr**** ἐπιγραφή (epigraphḗ) 'inscription') is the study of inscriptions, or epigraphs, as writing; it is the science of identifying...
- Ligor inscription is an 8th-century stone stele or inscription discovered in Ligor, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Southern Thailand Malay Peninsula. This inscription...
- Inscription Rock may refer to: in the United States Inscription Rock (Keams Canyon, Arizona), listed on the NRHP in Arizona Inscription Rock (Kelleys...
- The Behistun Inscription (also Bisotun, Bisitun or Bisutun; Persian: بیستون, Old Persian: Bagastana, meaning "the place of god") is a multilingual Achaemenid...
- The Delphi Inscription, or Gallio Inscription (Fouilles de Delphes III 4:286; SIG, II, 801d), is the name given to the collection of nine fragments of...
- The Jehoash Inscription is the name of a controversial artifact claimed to have been discovered in a construction site or Muslim cemetery near the Temple...
- a 4th-century AD Tamil inscription. S. Settar studied the sittanavAsal inscription of first century AD as also the inscriptions at tirupparamkunram, adakala...
- The Basawakkulama inscription or Abhayavāpī inscription is a rock-cut record, from the time of king Mahanama (412-434), do****enting some donations made...
- The Shugborough Inscription is a sequence of letters – O U O S V A V V, between the letters D M on a lower planecarved on the 18th-century Shepherd's...
- The DNa inscription (abbreviation for Darius Naqsh-e Rostam inscription "a") is a famous Achaemenid royal inscription located in Naqsh-e Rostam, Iran...