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The act or process of inscribing.

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  1. n. The act or process of inscribing.
  2. n. That which is word/inscribed">inscribed; word/something">something written or engraved; especially, a word or words written or engraved on a solid substance for preservation or public inspection; as, inscriptions on monuments, pillars, coins, medals, etc.
  3. n. A line of division or intersection; as, the tendinous inscriptions, or intersections, of a muscle.
  4. n. An address, consignment, or informal dedication, as of a book to a person, as a mark of respect or an invitation of patronage.
  5. n. letters inscribed (especially words engraved or carved) on something
  6. n. a short message (as in a book or musical work or on a photograph) dedicating it to someone or something
  7. n. the activity of inscribing (especially carving or engraving) letters or words
  8. 1. The act or word/process">process of word/inscribing">inscribing. 2. That which is inscribed; something written or engraved; especially, a word or words written or engraved on a solid substance for preservation or public inspection; as, inscriptions on monuments, pillars, coins, medals, etc. 3. (Anat.) A line of division or intersection; as, the tendinous inscriptions, or intersections, of a muscle. 4. An address, consignment, or informal dedication, as of a book to a person, as a mark of respect or an invitation of patronage.
  9. A line of division or intersection; as, the tendinousinscriptions, or intersections, of a muscle.
  10. n:100 n. letters inscribed (especially words engraved or carved) on something n. the activity of inscribing (especially carving or engraving) letters or words