inscription
noun/ɪnˈskɹɪpʃən/
Etymology
From Latin īnscrīptiō.
- borrowed from īnscrīptiō
Definitions
The act of inscribing.
Text carved on a wall or plaque, such as a memorial or gravestone, or on some other item.
- He had battled like a man, and gotten a man's reward — no silver tea-pots or salvers, with flowery inscriptions setting forth his virtues and the appreciation of a genteel parish; […]
The text on a coin.
- The coin bears an inscription in Latin.
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Words written in the front of a book as a dedication.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at inscription. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at inscription. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
7 hops · closes at inscription
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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