Associations to the word «Superscription»

Wiktionary

SUPERSCRIPTION, noun. Something written (or engraved) on the surface, outside, or above something else; specifically, an address on a letter, envelope, etc.
SUPERSCRIPTION, noun. An editorial addition at the beginning, often indicating the authorship of a piece; compare colophon.
SUPERSCRIPTION, noun. The act of superscribing.

Dictionary definition

SUPERSCRIPTION, noun. An inscription written above something else.
SUPERSCRIPTION, noun. The activity of superscribing.

Wise words

Language is a process of free creation; its laws and principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even the interpretation and use of words involves a process of free creation.
Noam Chomsky