inscription - Dictionary Definition : Vocabulary.com

Inscription is a fancy word for “writing” — the act of writing or a small bit of writing. You weren't excited when you received the card, but the inscription inside made you weep with emotion. Here, have a tissue.

You can see the word script in inscription which can help you remember its meaning. You might find an inscription on a gravestone, on a locket, on a cufflink, or in a book. You were excited to see the inscription dedicating your friend's novel to you, until you fell asleep before page 10. Then you weren't sure what to say.

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: inscription

1	n	the activity of inscribing (especially carving or engraving) letters or words
2	n	a short message (as in a book or musical work or on a photograph) dedicating it to someone or something

FULL DEFINITIONS OF: inscription

1

n the activity of inscribing (especially carving or engraving) letters or words

Types:: superscription
the activity of superscribing

Type of:: committal to writing, writing
the activity of putting something in written form

n letters inscribed (especially words engraved or carved) on something

Synonyms:: lettering

Types:: 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

Type 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)

2

n a short message (as in a book or musical work or on a photograph) dedicating it to someone or something

Synonyms:: dedication

Type of:: message
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled