inscriptions

plural of inscription
as in epitaphs
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 inscriptions The wallet is made from the animal skin drumhead of a drum carried by his regiment detailed with ink inscriptions containing a pocket-sized almanac and wartime papers inside the wallet. Ashley J. Dimella Fox News, Fox News, 22 Dec. 2024 Until the fifth century, similar inscriptions usually contained references to multiple faiths, such as Judaism or pagan belief systems. Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Dec. 2024 Such inscriptions were usually written in amulets in Greek or Hebrew. Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 18 Dec. 2024

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“Inscriptions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inscriptions. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.

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