Superscription

  • 11superscription — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. inscription, epigraph, title; see identification 2 , label …

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  • 12superscription — n. act of superscribing; something which is superscribed …

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  • 13superscription — n. Inscription, direction …

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  • 14superscription — su·per·scrip·tion …

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  • 15superscription — su•per•scrip•tion [[t]ˌsu pərˈskrɪp ʃən[/t]] n. 1) the act of superscribing 2) something superscribed, esp. an address on a letter, parcel, etc 3) pha (in prescriptions) the sign ||rx;, meaning “take.” • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME < LL… …

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  • 16superscription — /supəˈskrɪpʃən/ (say soohpuh skripshuhn) noun 1. the act of superscribing. 2. that which is superscribed. 3. an address on a letter or the like. 4. Pharmaceutical the Latin word recipe (take), or the symbol ℞ in a prescription …

  • 17superscription — noun 1. an inscription written above something else • Derivationally related forms: ↑superscribe • Hypernyms: ↑inscription, ↑lettering 2. the activity of superscribing • Derivationally related forms: ↑superscribe …

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  • 18PSALMS, BOOK OF — This article is arranged according to the following outline: < <title> > place in the canon number of psalms verse division division into books composition of the psalter date of the psalter ascription to david types of psalms psalms… …

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  • 19Bulls and Briefs — • A bulla was originally a circular plate or boss of metal, so called from its resemblance in form to a bubble floating upon water Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Bulls and Briefs     Bulls and Briefs …

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  • 20HOSEA, BOOK OF — HOSEA, BOOK OF, the first of the 12 books that make up the minor prophets . Everything points to this book s having been produced in the kingdom of israel and redacted, after the fall of that state, in Judah; and this makes it a valuable source… …

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