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inscription

noun

Definition of inscription

as in epitaph

something said or written about someone to remember their life The inscription on the urn read "Loving Father, Husband, and Brother."

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Recent Examples of inscription Some objects bear inscriptions, others contain locks of hair. — Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026 While most of the artifacts date to around the early first century BCE, the sling ammunition inscriptions offer a much more concrete time period. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 30 July 2026 This summer, archaeologists unveiled a rare 1,700-year-old Aramaic inscription at a temple in Turkey, offering new evidence of Christianity's rise over the mysterious cult Mithraism. — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2026 The World Heritage inscription of Mount Olympus, the mythical home of the 12 Olympian gods, rewarded a 12-year effort by Greece to secure recognition for its tallest mountain as a mixed cultural and natural heritage site. — ABC News, 26 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for inscription

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epitaph

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Moreover, something was off in the heroic style of the epitaph.

— Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 2 May 2026
That is an apt epitaph for one of the darkest days in the history of the Florida Legislature.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 30 Apr. 2026

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