INSCRIPTION
Dictionary entry overview: What does inscription mean?
• INSCRIPTION (noun)
The noun INSCRIPTION has 3 senses:
1. letters inscribed (especially words engraved or carved) on something
2. a short message (as in a book or musical work or on a photograph) dedicating it to someone or something
3. the activity of inscribing (especially carving or engraving) letters or words
Familiarity information: INSCRIPTION used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• INSCRIPTION (noun)
Meaning:
Letters inscribed (especially words engraved or carved) on something
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
inscription; lettering
Hypernyms ("inscription" is a kind of...):
piece of writing; writing; written material (the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "inscription"):
superscription (an inscription written above something else)
epigraph (an engraved inscription)
epitaph (an inscription on a tombstone or monument in memory of the person buried there)
Meaning:
A short message (as in a book or musical work or on a photograph) dedicating it to someone or something
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
inscription; dedication
Hypernyms ("inscription" is a kind of...):
message (a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled)
Domain category:
photography; picture taking (the act of taking and printing photographs)
music (an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner)
Meaning:
The activity of inscribing (especially carving or engraving) letters or words
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("inscription" is a kind of...):
committal to writing; writing (the activity of putting something in written form)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "inscription"):
superscription (the activity of superscribing)
