Associations to the word «Inscription»

Wiktionary

INSCRIPTION, noun. Text carved on a wall or plaque, such as a memorial or gravestone.
INSCRIPTION, noun. The text on a coin.
INSCRIPTION, noun. Words written in the front of a book as a dedication.

Dictionary definition

INSCRIPTION, noun. Letters inscribed (especially words engraved or carved) on something.
INSCRIPTION, noun. A short message (as in a book or musical work or on a photograph) dedicating it to someone or something.
INSCRIPTION, noun. The activity of inscribing (especially carving or engraving) letters or words.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley