See inscription in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "dedication in a book",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "dedicatoria"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "dedication in a book",
"word": "ithaf"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"inscription"
],
"word": "inscription"
}
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