What does superscription mean?

Definitions for superscription
ˌsu pərˈskrɪp ʃənsu·per·scrip·tion

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. superscriptionnoun

    an inscription written above something else

  2. superscriptionnoun

    the activity of superscribing

Wiktionary

  1. superscriptionnoun

    Something written (or engraved) on the surface, outside, or above something else; specifically, an address on a letter, envelope, etc.

  2. superscriptionnoun

    An editorial addition at the beginning, often indicating the authorship of a piece; compare colophon.

    1911 By a pure error, or perhaps through a confusion in the traditions, Achish the Philistine (of Gath, 1 Sam. xxi., xxvii.), to whom David fled, is called Abimelech in the superscription to Psalm 34. Encyclopu00E6dia Britannica.

  3. superscriptionnoun

    The act of superscribing.

  4. Etymology: From superscription, or its source, superscriptio, from superscribere.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Superscriptionnoun

    Etymology: super and scriptio, Latin.

    Doth this churlish superscription
    Portend some alteration in good will. William Shakespeare, H. VI.

    Read me the superscription of these letters; I know not which is which. William Shakespeare, Timon of Athens.

    Let me love her my fill
    No superscriptions of fame,
    Of honour or good name,
    No thought but to improve
    The gentle and quick approaches of my love. John Suckling.

    I learn of my experience, not by talk,
    How counterfeit a coin they are who friends
    Bear in their superscription; in prosperous days
    They swarm, but in adverse withdraw their head. John Milton.

    It is enough her stone
    May honour’d be with superscription
    Of the sole lady, who had pow’r to move
    The great Northumberland. Edmund Waller.

ChatGPT

  1. superscription

    Superscription is the act or process of writing or printing something above, on top or outside of a document, letter, note, or other written material. It typically refers to an inscription, title, address, sign, note, or any form of explanation inserted at the top or beginning of a document or paragraph. In the context of prescriptions, it refers to directions given by a doctor for preparing and using medication.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Superscriptionnoun

    the act of superscribing

  2. Superscriptionnoun

    that which is written or engraved on the surface, outside, or above something else; specifically, an address on a letter, envelope, or the like

  3. Superscriptionnoun

    that part of a prescription which contains the Latin word recipe (Take) or the sign /

  4. Etymology: [L. superscriptio. See Superscribe.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of superscription in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of superscription in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

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