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Superscription

Superscription Meaning & Definition
Superscription Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Superscription?

[n] the activity of superscribing
[n] an inscription written above something else

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See Also | inscription | inscription | lettering

Superscription In Webster's Dictionary

\Su`per*scrip"tion\, n. [L. superscriptio. See {Superscribe}.] 1. The act of superscribing. 2. That which is written or engraved on the surface, outside, or above something else; specifically, an address on a letter, envelope, or the like. --Holland. The superscription of his accusation was written over, The King of the Jews. --Mark xv. 26. 3. (Pharm.) That part of a prescription which contains the Latin word recipe (Take) or the sign ?.

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