inscriptions

noun

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

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

letters inscribed (especially words engraved or carved) on something

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The word inscriptions breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root script-, from Latin scribo (“write”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.