inscription
English edit
Etymology edit
From Latin īnscrīptiō.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
inscription (countable and uncountable, plural inscriptions)
- The act of inscribing.
- 2008 June 18, Joint Communiqué, Council of Ministers of Cambodia, page 3:
- The inscription of the Temple of Preah Vihear on the World Heritage list shall be without prejudice to the rights of the Kingdom of Cambodia and the Kingdom of Thailand on the demarcation works of the Joint Commission for Land Boundary (JBC) of the two countries;
- Text carved on a wall or plaque, such as a memorial or gravestone.
- The text on a coin.
- Synonym: legend
- The coin bears an inscription in Latin.
- Words written in the front of a book as a dedication.
Translations edit
carved text
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text on a coin
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dedication in a book
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See also edit
French edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin īnscrīptiōnem.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
inscription f (plural inscriptions)
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “inscription”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.