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 The bottom of the medal features an inscription with the name of the women's wrestling event in French, and includes the original dark blue silk ribbon attached to the hardware. Natasha Dye, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025 Archaeologists in 2022 uncovered the remains of a sixth-century Roman church near Pristina, and in 2023 found a mosaic with an inscription indicating that early Albanians, or at least a people perhaps related to them, were Christians. Fatjona Mejdini, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2025 The store spotlights the brand’s Bespoke Walton collection with a trolley, travel bags, totes and vanity cases which can all be personalized with letters and inscriptions. Tianwei Zhang, WWD, 21 Feb. 2025 Fallen pieces of plaster found in the burial chamber were restored by the team, however, who identified blue inscriptions, yellow star motifs, and parts of the Book of Amduat, an important funeral text placed in ancient Egyptian royal tombs. Francesca Aton For Artnews, Robb Report, 20 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for inscription

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“Inscription.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inscription. Accessed 16 Mar. 2025.

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