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Inscription - Definition and Overview |
| Related Words: Arch, Back, Barrow, Bibliography, Booking, Brass, Burr, Bust, Cairn, Cenotaph, Colophon, Column, Contents, Cromlech, Cross |
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Inscriptions are words or letters written, engraved, painted, or otherwise traced on a surface and can appear in contexts both small and monumental. Coin texts and monumental carvings on buildings are both included by historians as types of inscriptions.
The study of inscriptions is epigraphy.
Types of inscription
Notable inscriptions
The Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum is an example of an attempt by scholars to publish an organized collection of the known inscriptions from a particular language.
See also
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Example Usage of Inscription |
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boogdogDC: the first ATM didn't have any pesos left...i looked for an Inscription saying "Madoff was here." |
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wcsteelerfan: RT @stevez33: Made me laugh if u read the Inscription. http://pic.gd/efb688 |
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planetvicky: Save money this Christmas by returning last year's cards to the sender with the simple Inscription "Same to you"
Works for me! |
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