Definition of "inscription" []

• The act or an instance of inscribing. (noun)
• A marking, such as the wording on a coin, medal, monument, or seal, that is inscribed. (noun)
• A piece of material, such as a stone or metal tablet, that is inscribed. (noun)
• An enrollment or a registration of names. (noun)
• A short, signed message in a book or on a photograph given as a gift. (noun)

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• "Auschwitz theft suspect extradited 'this week' (7 Apr 10) Högström has denied plotting to steal the sign -- whose German inscription translates as "Work Will Set You Free" -- Boguslawa Marcinkowska, spokeswoman for prosecutors in Krakow, southern Poland, said without giving further details."
• "Below this inscription is a further one, of which we again quote Mr. Fyfe's translation:"
• "While all this discussion was going on, a new letter and new photographs popped into the Guardian's letters editor's inbox: Robert Harrison and his son, having seen the article, had taken the matter into their own hands, gone down to Wadhurst and tidied up the grave on their own initiative: cut the grass, planted cyclamens, and cleaned the gravestone so that its inscription is once more visible."