Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

inscription

/ɪnˈskɹɪpʃən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.54 in modern English

Syllables: in-scrip-tion
IPA: /ɪnˈskɹɪpʃən/

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of inscribing.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Text carved on a wall or plaque, such as a memorial or gravestone, or on some other item.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The text on a coin.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Words written in the front of a book as a dedication.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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;"
"He had battled like a man, and gotten a man's reward — no silver tea-pots or salvers, with flowery inscriptions setting forth his virtues and the appreciation of a genteel parish; […]"
"The coin bears an inscription in Latin."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-? Proto-Indo-European *(s)kreybʰ- Proto-Indo-European *(s)kréybʰeti Proto-Italic *skreiβō Latin scrībō Latin inscrībō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin īnscrīptiōbor. English inscription Borrowed from Latin īnscrīptiō.

Usage

Inflected Forms

inscriptions (plural)

Derived Forms

inscriptional inscriptioned inscriptionist inscriptionless reinscription

Frequently Paired Words

epigraph

Synonyms

legend epigraphy lettering dedication

Rhymes With

description egyptian subscription prescription encryption transcription conscription proscription nonprescription conniption

Questions

How do you pronounce inscription?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪnˈskɹɪpʃən/.
What does inscription mean?: The act of inscribing.
Where does inscription come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-? Proto-Indo-European *(s)kreybʰ- Proto-Indo-European *(s)kréybʰeti Proto-Italic *skreiβō Latin scrībō Latin inscrībō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin īnscrīptiōbor. English inscription Borrowed from Latin īnscrīptiō.

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