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inscription

noun

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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 In the open-air park (Campo dei Nomi), artist Tonino Guerra created moving inscriptions dedicated to his friends Federico Fellini and Giulietta Masina. — Irene S. Levine, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026 An inscription about that early conflict can be seen on the California Fruit Building at 4th and J streets. — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 15 Aug. 2026 Divination practices often use Tarot cards or the ogham alphabet, which was originally employed in early medieval Irish and Pictish inscriptions. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026 Some objects bear inscriptions, others contain locks of hair. — Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for inscription

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epitaph

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These words became the epitaph to my debut novel and an introduction to the ethos of the story.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2026
Moreover, something was off in the heroic style of the epitaph.

— Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 2 May 2026

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