INSCRIP'TION, n.L. inscriptio. See Inscribe.
1. Something written or engraved to communicate knowledge to after ages any character, word, line or sentence written or engraved on a solid substance for duration as inscriptions on monuments, called epitaphs, on pillars, &c. We do not call by this name writings on paper or parchment.
2. A title.
3. An address or consignment of a book to a person, as a mark of respect, or an invitation of patronage. It is less formal than a dedication.
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