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 to me were magic. You could say a word and it could conjure up all kinds of images or feelings or a chilly sensation or whatever. It was amazing to me that words had this power.
Amy Tan