superscription
/suːpəˈskɹɪpʃ(ə)n/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.20 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Something written (or engraved) on the surface, outside, or above something else; specifically, an address on a letter, envelope, etc.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
An editorial addition at the beginning, often indicating the authorship of a piece.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Hovv counterfeit a coin they are vvho friends / Bear in their Superſcription (of the moſt / I vvould be underſtood) in proſperous days / They ſvvarm, but in adverſe vvithdravv their head / Not to be found, though ſought."
- ""Dear me, Mr. Holmes. Dear me!" said this singular epistle. There was neither superscription nor signature. I laughed at the quaint message; but Holmes showed unwonted seriousness."
- "Its superscription was my name, and the name of the sender, my mother."
- "Schwartz glanced at the printed superscription on the envelope and grumbled as he put the envelope away in his overcoat pocket, to read at leisure."
- "1911, Encyclopædia Britannica By a pure error, or perhaps through a confusion in the traditions, Achish the Philistine (of Gath, 1 Sam. xxi., xxvii.), to whom David fled, is called Abimelech in the superscription to Psalm 34."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: superscription, superscriptio
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /suːpəˈskɹɪpʃ(ə)n/