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

Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life - in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions all of a color.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca