How to pronounce inscription
American English pronunciation
in-SKRIP-shun
- IPA
- /ɪnˈskɹɪpʃən/
- Syllables
- in · SKRIP · shun (3 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What inscription means
Words carved into something hard, like a stone or a ring
In a sentence: The inscription on the old bell said it was made in 1850.
Where it comes from: It comes from a Latin word for "writing on" something.
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