单词 | inscription |
释义 | inscription —inscriptional, adj. —inscriptionless, adj. /in skrip"sheuhn/, n. 1. something inscribed. 2. a historical, religious, or other record cut, impressed, painted, or written on stone, brick, metal, or other hard surface. 3. a brief, usually informal dedication, as of a book or a work of art. 4. a note, as a dedication, that is written and signed by hand in a book. 5. the act of inscribing. 6. Pharm. the part of a prescription indicating the drugs and the amounts to be mixed. 7. Brit. a. an issue of securities or stocks. b. a block of shares in a stock, as bought or sold by one person. 8. Also called legend. Numis. the lettering in the field of a coin, medal, etc. [1350-1400; ME inscripcio(u)n < L inscription- (s. of inscriptio), equiv. to inscript(us) (ptp. of inscribere to INSCRIBE) + -ion- -ION] |
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