"inscription" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɪnˈskɹɪpʃən/ Audio: en-us-inscription.ogg [US] Forms: inscriptions [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪpʃən Etymology: From Latin īnscrīptiō. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*(s)kreybʰ-}}, {{bor|en|la|īnscrīptiō}} Latin īnscrīptiō Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} inscription (countable and uncountable, plural inscriptions)
  1. The act of inscribing. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-inscription-en-noun-PYc5QHq-
  2. Text carved on a wall or plaque, such as a memorial or gravestone. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (carved text): ἐπιγραφή (epigraphḗ) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), نَقْش (naqš) (Arabic), մակագրություն (makagrutʻyun) (Armenian), արձանագրություն (arjanagrutʻyun) (Armenian), kitabə (Azerbaijani), на́дпис (nádpis) [masculine] (Bulgarian), inscripció [feminine] (Catalan), 題字 (Chinese Mandarin), 题字 (tízì) (Chinese Mandarin), 碑文 (bēiwén) (Chinese Mandarin), 題詞 (Chinese Mandarin), 题词 (tící) (Chinese Mandarin), nápis [masculine] (Czech), inscriptie [feminine] (Dutch), surskribo (Esperanto), kaiverrus (Finnish), inscription [feminine] (French), inscrición [feminine] (Galician), წარწერა (c̣arc̣era) (Georgian), Inschrift [feminine] (German), επιγραφή (epigrafí) [feminine] (Greek), χάραξη (cháraxi) [feminine] (Greek), כְּתֹבֶת (któvet) [feminine] (Hebrew), शिलालेख (śilālekh) (Hindi), किताबत (kitābat) (Hindi), अभिलेख (abhilekh) (Hindi), कत्बा (katbā) (Hindi), उत्कीर्णन (utkīrṇan) (Hindi), नक़्श (naqś) (Hindi), felirat (Hungarian), inscrizione [feminine] (Italian), motto [masculine] (Italian), 碑文 (hibun) (alt: ひぶん) (Japanese), ចារឹក (caarɨk) (Khmer), អក្សរចារឹក (ʼaksɑɑ-caarɨk) (Khmer), napis [masculine] (Lower Sorbian), inskripsjon [masculine] (Norwegian), 𐰋𐰃𐱅𐰏 (bitig) (Old Turkic), کتیبه (katibe) (Persian), inskrypcja [feminine] (Polish), inscrição [feminine] (Portuguese), на́дпись (nádpisʹ) [feminine] (Russian), inscripción [feminine] (Spanish), inskription [common-gender] (Swedish), kitâbe (Turkish), yazıt (Turkish), chữ khắc (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-inscription-en-noun-YjUubHyP Disambiguation of 'carved text': 4 63 25 8
  3. The text on a coin. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: legend Translations (text on a coin): نَقْش (naqš) [masculine] (Arabic), inscriptie [feminine] (Dutch), teksti (Finnish), kirjoitus (Finnish), légende [feminine] (French), Aufschrift [feminine] (German), Münzaufschrift [feminine] (German), επιγραφή (epigrafí) [feminine] (Greek), inskripsjon [masculine] (Norwegian), Enschreft [feminine] (Plautdietsch), napis [masculine] (Polish), legenda [feminine] (Portuguese), на́дпись (nádpisʹ) [feminine] (Russian), yazı (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-inscription-en-noun-YYuzJwc4 Disambiguation of 'text on a coin': 1 9 89 2
  4. Words written in the front of a book as a dedication. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (dedication in a book): посвещение (posveštenie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), 題詞 (Chinese Mandarin), 题词 (tící) (Chinese Mandarin), věnování [neuter] (Czech), ex libris [neuter] (Dutch), omistuskirjoitus (Finnish), dédicace [feminine] (French), Widmung [feminine] (German), αφιέρωση (afiérosi) [feminine] (Greek), dedica [feminine] (Italian), dedikasjon [masculine] (Norwegian), dedykacja [feminine] (Polish), dedicatória [feminine] (Portuguese), на́дпись (nádpisʹ) [feminine] (Russian), посвяще́ние (posvjaščénije) [neuter] (Russian), dedicatoria [feminine] (Spanish), ithaf (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-inscription-en-noun-LMnS2lMN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Old Turkic terms with non-redundant manual transliterations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 18 5 50 Disambiguation of Old Turkic terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 25 24 5 47 Disambiguation of 'dedication in a book': 0 2 2 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: epigraph

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          "ref": "2008 June 18, Joint Communiqué, Council of Ministers of Cambodia, page 3",
          "text": "The inscription of the Temple of Preah Vihear on the World Heritage list shall be without prejudice to the rights of the Kingdom of Cambodia and the Kingdom of Thailand on the demarcation works of the Joint Commission for Land Boundary (JBC) of the two countries;",
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          "sense": "carved text",
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          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "carved text",
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          "sense": "carved text",
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          "roman": "utkīrṇan",
          "sense": "carved text",
          "word": "उत्कीर्णन"
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          "roman": "naqś",
          "sense": "carved text",
          "word": "नक़्श"
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          "sense": "carved text",
          "word": "felirat"
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          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "carved text",
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          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "carved text",
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          "word": "motto"
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          "alt": "ひぶん",
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          "roman": "hibun",
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          "word": "ចារឹក"
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          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "carved text",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "inskripsjon"
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          "_dis1": "4 63 25 8",
          "code": "otk",
          "lang": "Old Turkic",
          "roman": "bitig",
          "sense": "carved text",
          "word": "𐰋𐰃𐱅𐰏"
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        {
          "_dis1": "4 63 25 8",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "katibe",
          "sense": "carved text",
          "word": "کتیبه"
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          "_dis1": "4 63 25 8",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "carved text",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "inskrypcja"
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          "_dis1": "4 63 25 8",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "carved text",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "inscrição"
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        {
          "_dis1": "4 63 25 8",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "nádpisʹ",
          "sense": "carved text",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "на́дпись"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 63 25 8",
          "code": "dsb",
          "lang": "Lower Sorbian",
          "sense": "carved text",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "napis"
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        {
          "_dis1": "4 63 25 8",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "carved text",
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            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "inscripción"
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        {
          "_dis1": "4 63 25 8",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "carved text",
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          "word": "inskription"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 63 25 8",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "carved text",
          "word": "kitâbe"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 63 25 8",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "carved text",
          "word": "yazıt"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 63 25 8",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "carved text",
          "word": "chữ khắc"
        }
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          "text": "The coin bears an inscription in Latin.",
          "type": "example"
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          "word": "legend"
        }
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          "_dis1": "1 9 89 2",
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "naqš",
          "sense": "text on a coin",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "نَقْش"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 9 89 2",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "text on a coin",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "inscriptie"
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        {
          "_dis1": "1 9 89 2",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "text on a coin",
          "word": "teksti"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 9 89 2",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "text on a coin",
          "word": "kirjoitus"
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          "tags": [
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          "word": "légende"
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "text on a coin",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "Aufschrift"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 9 89 2",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "text on a coin",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Münzaufschrift"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 9 89 2",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "epigrafí",
          "sense": "text on a coin",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "επιγραφή"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 9 89 2",
          "code": "no",
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          "sense": "text on a coin",
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          "word": "inskripsjon"
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          "code": "pdt",
          "lang": "Plautdietsch",
          "sense": "text on a coin",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Enschreft"
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          "_dis1": "1 9 89 2",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "text on a coin",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "napis"
        },
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          "_dis1": "1 9 89 2",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "text on a coin",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "legenda"
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          "_dis1": "1 9 89 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "nádpisʹ",
          "sense": "text on a coin",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "на́дпись"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 9 89 2",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "text on a coin",
          "word": "yazı"
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          "kind": "other",
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        "Words written in the front of a book as a dedication."
      ],
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          "_dis1": "0 2 2 96",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "posveštenie",
          "sense": "dedication in a book",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
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          "word": "посвещение"
        },
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          "_dis1": "0 2 2 96",
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          "sense": "dedication in a book",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
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          "_dis1": "0 2 2 96",
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          "sense": "dedication in a book",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "0 2 2 96",
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          "sense": "dedication in a book",
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        {
          "_dis1": "0 2 2 96",
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        {
          "_dis1": "0 2 2 96",
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          "word": "Widmung"
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          "_dis1": "0 2 2 96",
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          "sense": "dedication in a book",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "αφιέρωση"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 2 2 96",
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          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "dedication in a book",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "0 2 2 96",
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        {
          "_dis1": "0 2 2 96",
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          "sense": "dedication in a book",
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            "feminine"
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          "_dis1": "0 2 2 96",
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          "sense": "dedication in a book",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "dedicatória"
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          "_dis1": "0 2 2 96",
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        {
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          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "посвяще́ние"
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        {
          "_dis1": "0 2 2 96",
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          "sense": "dedication in a book",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "0 2 2 96",
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    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "English uncountable nouns",
    "Old Turkic terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
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          "ref": "2008 June 18, Joint Communiqué, Council of Ministers of Cambodia, page 3",
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      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "naqš",
      "sense": "carved text",
      "word": "نَقْش"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "makagrutʻyun",
      "sense": "carved text",
      "word": "մակագրություն"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "arjanagrutʻyun",
      "sense": "carved text",
      "word": "արձանագրություն"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "carved text",
      "word": "kitabə"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "nádpis",
      "sense": "carved text",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "на́дпис"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "carved text",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "inscripció"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "carved text",
      "word": "題字"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "tízì",
      "sense": "carved text",
      "word": "题字"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "bēiwén",
      "sense": "carved text",
      "word": "碑文"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "carved text",
      "word": "題詞"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "tící",
      "sense": "carved text",
      "word": "题词"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "carved text",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "nápis"
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    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "carved text",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "inscriptie"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "carved text",
      "word": "surskribo"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "carved text",
      "word": "kaiverrus"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "carved text",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "inscription"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "carved text",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "inscrición"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "c̣arc̣era",
      "sense": "carved text",
      "word": "წარწერა"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "carved text",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Inschrift"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "epigrafí",
      "sense": "carved text",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "επιγραφή"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "cháraxi",
      "sense": "carved text",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "χάραξη"
    },
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      "code": "grc",
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      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
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    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "któvet",
      "sense": "carved text",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "כְּתֹבֶת"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "śilālekh",
      "sense": "carved text",
      "word": "शिलालेख"
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    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "kitābat",
      "sense": "carved text",
      "word": "किताबत"
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    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "abhilekh",
      "sense": "carved text",
      "word": "अभिलेख"
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    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "katbā",
      "sense": "carved text",
      "word": "कत्बा"
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    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "utkīrṇan",
      "sense": "carved text",
      "word": "उत्कीर्णन"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "naqś",
      "sense": "carved text",
      "word": "नक़्श"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "carved text",
      "word": "felirat"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "carved text",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "inscrizione"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "carved text",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "motto"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ひぶん",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "hibun",
      "sense": "carved text",
      "word": "碑文"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "caarɨk",
      "sense": "carved text",
      "word": "ចារឹក"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "ʼaksɑɑ-caarɨk",
      "sense": "carved text",
      "word": "អក្សរចារឹក"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "carved text",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "inskripsjon"
    },
    {
      "code": "otk",
      "lang": "Old Turkic",
      "roman": "bitig",
      "sense": "carved text",
      "word": "𐰋𐰃𐱅𐰏"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "katibe",
      "sense": "carved text",
      "word": "کتیبه"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "carved text",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "inskrypcja"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "carved text",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "inscrição"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nádpisʹ",
      "sense": "carved text",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "на́дпись"
    },
    {
      "code": "dsb",
      "lang": "Lower Sorbian",
      "sense": "carved text",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "napis"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "carved text",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "inscripción"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "carved text",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "inskription"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "carved text",
      "word": "kitâbe"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "carved text",
      "word": "yazıt"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "carved text",
      "word": "chữ khắc"
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    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "naqš",
      "sense": "text on a coin",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "نَقْش"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "text on a coin",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "inscriptie"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "text on a coin",
      "word": "teksti"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "text on a coin",
      "word": "kirjoitus"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "text on a coin",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "légende"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "text on a coin",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Aufschrift"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "text on a coin",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Münzaufschrift"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "epigrafí",
      "sense": "text on a coin",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "επιγραφή"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "text on a coin",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "inskripsjon"
    },
    {
      "code": "pdt",
      "lang": "Plautdietsch",
      "sense": "text on a coin",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Enschreft"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "text on a coin",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "napis"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "text on a coin",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "legenda"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nádpisʹ",
      "sense": "text on a coin",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "на́дпись"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "text on a coin",
      "word": "yazı"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "posveštenie",
      "sense": "dedication in a book",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "посвещение"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "dedication in a book",
      "word": "題詞"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "tící",
      "sense": "dedication in a book",
      "word": "题词"
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    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "dedication in a book",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "věnování"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "dedication in a book",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ex libris"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "dedication in a book",
      "word": "omistuskirjoitus"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "dedication in a book",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "dédicace"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "dedication in a book",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Widmung"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "afiérosi",
      "sense": "dedication in a book",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "αφιέρωση"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "dedication in a book",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "dedica"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "dedication in a book",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "dedikasjon"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "dedication in a book",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "dedykacja"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "dedication in a book",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "dedicatória"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nádpisʹ",
      "sense": "dedication in a book",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "на́дпись"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "posvjaščénije",
      "sense": "dedication in a book",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "посвяще́ние"
    },
    {
      "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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