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Definition: Inscription |
InscriptionNoun1. Letters inscribed (especially words engraved or carved) on something. 2. A short message (as in a book or musical work or on a photograph) dedicating it to someone or something. 3. The activity of inscribing (especially carving or engraving) letters or words. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "inscription" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1258. (references) |
Etymology: Inscription \In*scrip"tion\, noun. [Latin expression inscriptio, from inscribere, inscriptum, to inscribe: compare to the French expression inscription. See Inscribe.]. (references) |
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Satire | INSCRIPTION, n. Something written on another thing. Inscriptions are of many kinds, but mostly memorial, intended to commemorate the fame of some illustrious person and hand down to distant ages the record of his services and virtues. To this class of inscriptions belongs the name of John Smith, penciled on the Washington monument. Following are examples of memorial inscriptions on tombstones: (See EPITAPH.) "In the sky my soul is found, And my body in the ground. By and by my body'll rise To my spirit in the skies, Soaring up to Heaven's gate. 1878." "Sacred to the memory of Jeremiah Tree. Cut down May 9th, 1862, aged 27 yrs. 4 mos. and 12 ds. Indigenous." "Affliction sore long time she boar, Phisicians was in vain, Till Deth released the dear deceased And left her a remain. Gone to join Ananias in the regions of bliss." "The clay that rests beneath this stone As Silas Wood was widely known. Now, lying here, I ask what good It was to let me be S. Wood. O Man, let not ambition trouble you, Is the advice of Silas W." "Richard Haymon, of Heaven. Fell to Earth Jan. 20, 1807, and had the dust brushed off him Oct. 3, 1874.". Source: Devil's Dictionary. |
Dream Interpretation | To dream you see an inscription, foretells you will shortly receive unpleasant communications. If you are reading them on tombs, you will be distressed by sickness of a grave nature. To write one, you will lose a valued friend. Source: Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted .... |
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Synonyms: InscriptionSynonyms: dedication (n), lettering (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Record | Record, note, minute; register, registry; roll; (list); cartulary, diptych, Domesday book; catalogue raisonne; entry, memorandum, indorsement, inscription, copy, duplicate, docket; notch; (mark); muniment, deed; (security); document; deposition, proces verbal; affidavit; certificate; (evidence). |
Writing | Transcription; (copy); inscription; (record); superscription; (indication); graphology. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
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 | Cross erected on Observation Hill, a 600-foot cinder cone. A memorial to the Scott Expedition. Inscription reads: To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth. |  | At the Boston Navy Yard, Charlestown, Massachusetts, circa 1917. The steam launch at right has a life ring bearing the inscription "Receiving Ship At Boston". This pleasure craft was acquired by the Navy for World War I service and commissioned on 15 April 1917 as USS Politesse (SP-662). She was returned to her owner on 29 May 1919. Credit: NAVY. |
 | Ship's football team, 1912. Note inscription on football in lower center, identifying the team as that year's champions of the Third Division (Atlantic Fleet). Photographed by E.A. Hodge, Boston, Massachusetts. Credit: NAVY. |  | Unidentified memorial with figure, possibly a warrior, in niche above panel with inscription and flanking urn. Perspective sketch elevation study. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Two children looking at book, inscription, and coat of arms. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Re-photograph of the series "The Seven Words" mounted in elaborately carved frame of classical columns and inscription on architrave. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Inscription on monument dedicated to the copper miners of Arizona. Bisbee, Arizona. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Abandoned schoolhouse (the Reedville School) in the Pine Camp expansion area which was attended by Dan Sampson's children. Inscription on blackboard was written by one of them. Near Sterlingville, New York. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Inscription Rock, El Morro National Monument, New Mexico. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Rock inscription showing "B Wittick 1882" at Inscription Rock, El Morro National Monument, New Mexico. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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Robert Emmet | Let there be no inscription upon my tomb. Let no man write my epitaph. No man can write my epitaph. I am here ready to die. |
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Economic History | Argentina | These centers also report heavy inscription to their Portuguese courses, as Argentine businessmen increasingly realize the importance of communication with their Brazilian counterparts. (references) |
Trade | Bangladesh | In addition, imported goods should not bear any obscene pictures, writing, inscription, or visible representation. (references) |
Worker Rights | Argentina | The Constitution provides for the right to form "free and democratic labor unions, recognized by simple inscription in a special register," and unions exercise this right. (references) |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | EPITAPH, n. An inscription on a tomb, showing that virtues acquired by death have a retroactive effect. Following is a touching example: Here lie the bones of Parson Platt, Wise, pious, humble and all that, Who showed us life as all should live it; Let that be said -- and God forgive it! |
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| "Inscription" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Inscription" is used about 374 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 374 | 14,574 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "inscription": lapidary inscription ♦ monumental inscription ♦ rhymed inscription written on a christmas present ♦ runic inscription. Additional references. | |
| Hypenated Usage | |
Ending with "inscription": self-inscription, victory-inscription. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
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| Language | Translations for "inscription"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | mbishkrim (lettering), kushtim (attribution, consecration, dedication, devotion, warning), gdhendje (carving, engraving, in-cut, intaglio, sculpt, shaping). (various references) | |
Arabic | كلام منقوش, كتابة (hand, handwriting, lettering, script, writing), نقش (carve, carving, chasing, chisel, chiselling, engrave, engraving, headpiece, incise, incision, inscribe, lettering, picture), عبارة مقتبسة (epigraph), إهداء الكتاب, رسم دائرة. (various references) | |
Bulgarian | регистриране (filing, record, registration), кратко посвещение, вписване (entry, registration), надпис (epigraph, heading, label, legend, lettering, notice, scripture, superscription, title). (various references) | |
Chinese | 题字 (inscribe), 題詞 (dedication), 題字 (autograph). (various references) | |
Czech | vìnování (dedication, presentation), nadpis (caption, heading, headline, superscript, superscription, title), nápis (legend, lettering), dedikace. (various references) | |
Danish | timelding (accommodate oneself, adapt oneself), legende (gend). (various references) | |
Dutch | inscriptie. (various references) | |
Esperanto | inskripcio. (various references) | |
Farsi | نقش (Figure, Impress, Infraction, Legend, Stamp), نوشته خطی , نوشته (Deposition, Epigraph, Manuscript, Opus, Paperwork, Record, Scrip, Writ), کتیبه (Coping, Cornice, Epigraph), ثبت (Notation, Registration, Roll). (various references) | |
Finnish | kaiverrus (engraving). (various references) | |
French | inscription. (various references) | |
German | aufschrift (label). (various references) | |
Greek | επιγραφή (docket, label, sign, superscription). (various references) | |
Hebrew | חריתה (engraving, imprint, incision), חרותת (imprint), כתובת (address), הקדשה (consecration, sanctification), הרשמה (enrollment, listing, recording, registration), רשום (booking, entered, entry, impression, inscribed, on record, record, recorded, recording, registered, registration, trace, written). (various references) | |
Hungarian | felírás (epigraph, letterhead). (various references) | |
Indonesian | prasasti. (various references) | |
Italian | iscrizione (enrollment, enrolment, entry, lettering, matriculation, registration). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 碑銘 (epitaph). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | ひぶん (epigraph, epitaph), ひめい (epitaph, scream, shriek, unnatural or untimely death), めいぶん (famous literary composition, just cause, justification, moral duty, reputation, statement). (various references) | |
Korean | 비문. (various references) | |
Manx | screeuyn (brief, chitty, document, epistle, legend, letter, lettering, missive, note, notes, script), cowrey grainnit. (various references) | |
Norwegian | innskripsjon, inngravering. (various references) | |
Papiamen | inskripshon. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | inscriptionay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | inscrição (registration), título de dívida pública, letreiro (billboard, label, notice, placard, sign, signboard), legenda (legend), dedicatória (dedication). (various references) | |
Romanian | inscripţie (label, legend, writing), legendã (caption, fable, legend, myth, story, tradition), dedicaţie (dedication). (various references) | |
Russian | надпись (lettering, superscription). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | inskripcija, zapis (note, record), posveta (canonization, dedication), natpis (caption, legend, scripture, sign, superscript, superscription). (various references) | |
Spanish | inscripción (registration). (various references) | |
Swedish | inskrift (legend, lettering). (various references) | |
Thai | สิ่งที่จารึก. (various references) | |
Turkish | ithaf (consecration, dedication), yazıt (epigraph, legend, scripture, tablet), yazı (article, clerical, contribution, lettering, scriptural, scripture, writing), kitabe (epigraph, epitaph, legend, panel, tablet, writing), kayıt (checkin, condition, enrollment, enrolment, entry, minutes, record, recording, registration, registry, restriction, stipulation, transcription). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | напис (exergue, superscription, writing), посвята. (various references) | |
Vietnamese | câu viết, câu khắc. (various references) | |
Welsh | arysgrifen (epigraph), arysgrif (epigraph). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | inscriptio, inscriptione, inscriptionem, scriptura, tituli, titulis, titulos, titulum, titulus. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Acts Chapter 17, Verse 23 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | DiercomenoV gar kai anaqewrwn ta sebasmata umwn euron kai bwmon en w epegegrapto agnwstw qew on oun agnoounteV eusebeite touton egw kataggellw umin |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Praeteriens enim et videns simulacra vestra inveni et aram in qua scriptum erat ignoto deo quod ergo ignorantes colitis hoc ego adnuntio vobis |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | For Y passide, and siy youre maumetis, and foond an auter, in which was writun, To the vnknowun God. Therfor which thing ye vnknowynge worschipen, this thing Y schew to you. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | For as I passed by and behelde the maner how ye worship youre goddes I founde an aultre wher in was written: vnto ye vnknowen god. Whom ye then ignoratly worship him shewe I vnto you. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I to you. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | For when I came by, I was looking at the things to which you give worship, and I saw an altar with this writing on it, TO THE GOD OF WHOM THERE IS NO KNOWLEDGE. Now, what you, without knowledge, give worship to, I make clear to you. |
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| Language | Acts Chapter 17, Verse 23 |
| Albanian | Sepse, duke ecur e duke vënë re objektet e kultit tuaj, gjeta edhe një altar mbi të cilin është shkruar: "PERÉNDISÉ SÉ PANJOHUR". Atë, pra, që ju e adhuroni pa e njohur, unë po jua shpall. |
| Cebuano | Kay sa naglakaw ako sa kadalanan ug naniid sa inyong mga ginasimba, nakita ko gani usab ang usa ka halaran nga diha niini gikasulat kining mga pulonga, `Alang sa dios nga wala hiilhi.` Kining inyong ginasimba nga wala ninyo hiilhi, nan, kini mao ang akong ginamantala kaninyo. |
| Croatian | Doista, prolazeæi i promatrajuæi vaše svetinje naðoh i žrtvenik s natpisom: Nepoznatom Bogu. Što dakle ne poznajete, a štujete, to vam ja navješæujem." |
| Danish | Thi da jeg gik omkring og betragtede eders Helligdommen, fandt jeg også et Alter, på hvilket der var skrevet: ""For en ukendt Gud."" Det, som I således dyrke uden at kende det, det forkynder jeg eder. |
| Dutch | Want de stad doorgaande, en aanschouwende uw heiligdommen, heb ik ook een altaar gevonden, op hetwelk een opschrift stond: DEN ONBEKENDEN GOD. Dezen dan, Dien gij niet kennende dient, verkondig ik ulieden. |
| Finnish | Sillä kävellessäni ympäri ja katsellessani teidän pyhiä paikkojanne minä löysin myös alttarin, johon oli kirjoitettu: `Tuntemattomalle jumalalle`. Mitä te siis tuntemattanne palvelette, sen minä teille ilmoitan. |
| French | Car, en parcourant votre ville et en considérant les objets de votre dévotion, j`ai même découvert un autel avec cette inscription: A un dieu inconnu! Ce que vous révérez sans le connaître, c`est ce que je vous annonce. |
| German | Ich bin herdurchgegangen und habe gesehen eure Gottesdienste und fand einen Altar, darauf war geschrieben: Dem unbekannten Gott. Nun verkündige ich euch denselben, dem ihr unwissend Gottesdienst tut. |
| Haitian Creole | Mwen di nou sa, paske, antan m'ap pwonmennen nan lavil nou an, mwen wè tout kote nou fè sèvis. Epi nan gade konsa, mwen jwenn yon lotèl kote yo ekri: Pou Bondye nou pa konnen an. Enben, Bondye n'ap sèvi san nou pa konnen l' lan, se li menm m'ap fè nou konnen la a. |
| Hungarian | Mert mikor bejárám és szemlélém a ti szentélyeiteket, találkozám egy oltárral is, melyre ez vala ráírva: Ismeretlen Istennek. A kit azért ti nem ismerve tiszteltek, azt hirdetem én néktek. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Sebab ketika saya berjalan-jalan di sekeliling kotamu dan memperhatikan tempat-tempat sembahyangmu, saya melihat juga satu tempat mempersembahkan kurban; di tempat itu tertulis, 'Kepada Allah Yang Tidak Dikenal.' Nah, Allah yang kalian sembah tetapi tidak mengenal-Nya, Dialah yang saya beritakan kepadamu. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Karena tatkala aku berjalan-jalan sambil memperhatikan segala barang yang kamu sembah, maka aku jumpa juga suatu tempat korban yang tertulis demikian: Kepada Tuhan yang tiada dikenal. Sebab itu barang yang kamu sembah dengan tiada kenal, itulah hendak aku ini nyatakan kepada kamu. |
| Italian | Passando infatti e osservando i monumenti del vostro culto, ho trovato anche un'ara con l'iscrizione: Al Dio ignoto. Quello che voi adorate senza conoscere, io ve lo annunzio. |
| Latvian | Jo es, apstaigâdams un aplûkodams jûsu dievekïus, atradu arî altâri, uz kura bija rakstîts: "Nepazîstamajam Dievam". Ko jûs nepazîdami godinâjat, to es jums sludinu. |
| Maori | I ahau hoki e haereere ana, e matakitaki ana i nga mea e karakia nei koutou, ka kite ahau i tetahi aata i tuhia nei i runga, KI TE ATUA NGARO. Heoi ko ta koutou e karakia kuware nei, ko ia taku e whakaatu nei ki a koutou. |
| Norwegian | For da jeg gikk omkring og så på eders helligdommer, fant jeg også et alter som det var satt den innskrift på: For en ukjent Gud. Det som I altså dyrker uten å kjenne det, dette forkynner jeg eder. |
| Rumanian | Cqci, pe cknd strqbqteam cetatea voastrq wi mq uitam de aproape la lucrurile la cari vq knchinayi voi, am descoperit chiar wi un altar, pe care este scris: ,Unui Dumnezeu necunoscut!` Ei bine, ceeace voi cinstiyi, fqrq sq cunoawteyi, aceea vq vestesc eu. |
| Shuar | Kame wi nuik Atumí yusri Enentáimtutainiam iistaj tukaman nui jeachin iwiaramun, JU NEKAACHMA YUSNAITI, tu aarman Wáinkiamjai. Wátsek, ju Yus átum nékachiatrum tikishmatrumna nuna ujaktajrume' Tímiai. |
| Swahili | Sababu yenyewe ni kwamba katika pitapita yangu niliangalia sanamu zenu za ibada nikakuta madhabahu moja ambayo imeandikwa: `Kwa ajili ya Mungu yule Asiyejulikana.` Basi, huyo mnayemwabudu bila kujua, ndiye ninayemhubiri kwenu. |
| Swedish | Ty medan jag har gått omkring och betraktat edra helgedomar, har jag ock funnit ett altare med den inskriften: 'Åt en okänd Gud.' Om just detta väsende, som I sålunda dyrken utan att känna det, är det jag nu kommer med budskap till eder. |
| Uma | Apa' bula-ku modao' hi rala ngata-ni mpohilo pepuea' -ni, kuhilo-kuwo hameha' watu pepuea' to ria ukia' -na hewa tohe'i: `Pepuea' hi Pue' to Uma Ra'incai Hanga' -na.' Jadi', pue' to uma ni'incai hanga' -na tetu-e, Hi'a-mi to kuparata-kokoi tohe'i-e. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "inscription": inscriptional, inscriptions. (additional references) | |
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"Inscription" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: enscription, enscryption, incription, incryption, inscriptio. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "inscription" (pronounced i'nskri"pshun) |
| 9 | -n s k r i" p sh u n | conscription, transcription. |
| 8 | -s k r i" p sh u n | description, nonprescription, prescription, proscription, subscription. |
| 7 | -k r i" p sh u n | encryption. |
| 5 | -i" p sh u n | conniption, egyptian. |
| 4 | -p sh u n | absorption, adoption, anticorruption, assumption, caption, conception, consumption, contraception, contraption, corruption, deception, disruption, eruption, exception, exemption, gumption, inception, interception, interruption, misconception, misperception, option, overconsumption, perception, preconception, preemption, presumption, reception, redemption, resumption. |
| 3 | -sh u n | facilitation, faction, falsification, fascination, fashion, federation, fermentation, fertilization, fibrillation, fiction, figuration, filtration, fission, abrogation, absolution, abstraction, academician, acceleration, accession, acclimation, accommodation, abbreviation, abdication, abduction, aberration, abolition, abomination, abortion, accreditation, accretion, accumulation, accusation, acidification, acquisition, action, activation, adaptation, addiction, addition, adjudication, administration, admiration, admission, admonition, adoration, adulation, advection, advocation, affectation, affection, affiliation, affirmation, affliction, agglomeration, aggravation, aggression, agitation, alienation, allegation, alleviation, alliteration, allocation, alphabetization, alteration, altercation, alternation, amalgamation, ambition, amelioration, ammunition, amortization, amplification, amputation, animation, annexation, annihilation, annotation, antiabortion, anticipation, antidiscrimination, apparition, appellation, application, apportion, appreciation, apprehension, approbation, appropriation, approximation, arbitration, argumentation, articulation, ascension, ashen, aspiration, assassination, assertion, assimilation, association, attention, attraction, attribution, attrition, auction, audition, augmentation, authentication, authorization, automation, aviation, avocation, balkanization, beautician, benediction, bifurcation, brutalization, calculation, calibration, cancellation, cannibalization, capitalization, capitulation, carburetion, carnation, castration, categorization, causation, caution, celebration, centralization, certification, cessation, cetacean, characterization, circulation, circumspection, citation, civilization, clarification, classification, clinician, coagulation, coalition, codification, coercion, cogeneration, cogitation, cognition, cohabitation, collaboration, collection, collectivization, colonization, coloration, colorization, combination, commemoration, commendation, commercialization, commission, commotion, communication, communization, compassion, compensation, competition, compilation, completion, complexion, complication, composition, comprehension, compression, compulsion, compunction, computation, computerization, concatenation, concentration, conceptualization, concession, conciliation, concoction, concussion, condemnation, condensation, condescension, condition, conduction, confabulation, confection, confederation, confession, configuration, confirmation, confiscation, conflagration, confrontation, conglomeration, congratulation, congregation, conjugation, conjunction, connection, connotation, consecration, conservation, consideration, consolation, consolidation, constellation, consternation, constipation, constitution, constriction, construction, consultation, consummation, contamination, contemplation, contention, continuation, contortion, contraction, contradiction, contribution, contrition, convection, convention, conversation, conviction, convocation, convolution, convulsion, cooperation, coordination, coronation, corporation, correction, correlation, corroboration, counterrevolution, creation, cremation, criminalization, crucifixion, crustacean, culmination, cultivation, cushion, dalmatian, damnation, decaffeination, decapitation, deceleration, decentralization, decertification, decimation, declaration, decommission, decomposition, decompression, deconstruction, decontamination, decoration, decriminalization, dedication, deduction, defamation, defection, definition, deflation, deforestation, deformation, degeneration, degradation, dehumanization, dehydration, deification, deinstitutionalization, delegation, deletion, deliberation, delineation, demarcation, demilitarization, demobilization, democratization, demodulation, demolition, demonization, demonstration, demoralization, demotion, denationalization, denomination, dentition, denuclearization, denunciation, depiction, depletion, depopulation, deportation, deposition, depravation, depreciation, depredation, depression, deprivation, deregulation, dereliction, derivation, desalination, desalinization, desecration, desegregation, desertion, desiccation, designation, desolation, desperation, destabilization, destination, destitution, destruction, detection, detention, deterioration, determination, detonation, detoxication, detoxification, devaluation, devastation, deviation, devolution, devotion, dictation, diction, dietitian, differentiation, diffraction, digression, dilatation, dilation, dilution, dimension, diminution, direction, disaffection, discoloration, disconnection, discontinuation, discretion, discrimination, discussion, disembarkation, disinclination, disinfection, disinflation, disinformation, disintegration, dislocation, disorganization, disorientation, dispensation, disposition, disputation, disqualification, dissatisfaction, dissection, dissemination, dissension, dissertation, dissipation, dissociation, dissolution, distillation, distinction, distortion, distraction, distribution, diversification, divination, documentation, domestication, domination, donation, dramatization, duplication, duration, dysfunction, echolocation, edification, edition, education, ejaculation, ejection, elaboration, elation, election, electrician, electrification, electrocution, elevation, elimination, elocution, elongation, emanation, emancipation, embarkation, emigration, emission, emotion, emulation, emulsion, enumeration, equalization, equitation, equivocation, eradication, erection, erudition, escalation, estimation, evacuation, evaluation, evaporation, eviction, evocation, evolution, exacerbation, exaction, exaggeration, examination, exasperation, excavation, excitation, exclamation, excommunication, excoriation, excretion, execution, exertion, exfoliation, exhalation, exhibition, exhilaration, exhortation, exhumation, exoneration, expansion, expatriation, expectation, expedition, experimentation, expiration, explanation, explication, exploitation, exploration, exposition, expression, expropriation, expulsion, extension, extermination, extinction, extortion, extraction, extradition, extrapolation, fabrication, fixation, flexion, flirtation, flotation, fluctuation, fluoridation, foliation, formalization, formation, formulation, fortification, foundation, fraction, fragmentation, freshen, friction, fruition, frustration, fumigation, function, gasification, gastrulation, generalization, generation, gentian, gentrification, geriatrician, germination, gestation, glaciation, globalization, glorification, gradation, graduation, granulation, gratification, gravitation, gyration, habitation, hallucination, harmonization, hesitation, hessian, hibernation, homogenization, hospitalization, humiliation, hybridization, hydration, hydrogenation, hyperinflation, hypertension, hypotension, identification, ignition, illumination, illustration, imagination, imitation, immigration, immunization, impassion, imperfection, impersonation, implantation, implementation, implication, importation, imposition, impregnation, impression, improvisation, imputation, inaction, inactivation, inauguration, incantation, incapacitation, incarceration, incarnation, incineration, inclination, incoordination, incorporation, incrimination, incrustation, incubation, indemnification, indentation, indexation, indication, indignation, indiscretion, indoctrination, induction, industrialization, infarction, infatuation, infection, infestation, infiltration, inflammation, inflation, inflection, infliction, information, infraction, inhabitation, inhalation, inhibition, initiation, injection, injunction, innovation, inoculation, inquisition, insemination, insertion, insinuation, inspection, inspiration, installation, instigation, institution, institutionalization, instruction, instrumentation, insubordination, insulation, insurrection, integration, intensification, interaction, intercession, interconnection, interdiction, interjection, intermission, internationalization, interpretation, interrogation, intersection, intimation, intimidation, intonation, intoxication, introduction, introspection, intuition, inundation, invalidation, invention, investigation, invitation, invocation, ionization, irradiation, irrigation, irritation, isolation, jubilation, junction, jurisdiction, justification, juxtaposition, laceration, lactation, legalization, legislation, levitation, liberalization, liberation, libration, ligation, lilliputian, limitation, liposuction, liquefaction, liquidation, litigation, localization, location, locomotion, logician, lotion, lubrication, machination, magician, magnetization, magnification, malformation, malfunction, malnutrition, manifestation, manipulation, mansion, marginalization, martian, masturbation, mathematician, maturation, maximization, mechanization, mediation, medication, meditation, menstruation, mention, midsection, migration, mineralization, miniaturization, ministration, misallocation, misapplication, misapprehension, misappropriation, miscalculation, mischaracterization, miscommunication, miscreation, misidentification, misimpression, misinformation, misinterpretation, misrepresentation, mission, mitigation, mobilization, moderation, modernization, modification, modulation, molestation, monopolization, mortician, motion, motivation, multiplication, mummification, munition, musician, mutation, mutilation, narration, nation, nationalization, naturalization, navigation, negation, negotiation, neutralization, nitration, nomination, nonaggression, nondiscrimination, nonfiction, nonproliferation, normalization, notation, notification, notion, nucleation, nullification, nutrition, obfuscation, objection, obligation, observation, obsession, obstetrician, obstruction, occupation, ocean, omission, operation, opposition, oppression, optician, optimization, oration, orchestration, ordination, organisation, organization, orientation, origination, ornamentation, oscillation, ossification, ostentation, ovation, overexpansion, overpopulation, overproduction, overprotection, overreaction, overregulation, oversimplification, overvaluation, ovulation, oxidation, pacification, pagination, palpitation, participation, partition, passion, pasteurization, patrician, pediatrician, penetration, pension, percussion, perfection, perforation, permission, permutation, perpetuation, persecution, personalization, personification, perspiration, perturbation, petition, physician, pigmentation, plantation, polarization, politician, politicization, pollination, pollution, pontification, popularization, population, portion, position, possession, potion, precaution, precession, precipitation, precondition, predestination, prediction, predilection, predisposition, preelection, prefabrication, preignition, premeditation, premonition, preoccupation, preparation, presentation, preservation, pressurization, presupposition, pretension, prevention, privation, privatization, probation, procession, proclamation, procrastination, procreation, production, profanation, profession, prognostication, progression, prohibition, projection, proliferation, promotion, pronunciation, propagation, proportion, proposition, propulsion, proration, prosecution, prostitution, prostration, protection, protestation, provocation, publication, punctuation, purification, qualification, quantification, quotation, radiation, radicalization, ramification, ratification, ration, rationalization, reaction, reaffirmation, realization, reallocation, reassertion, reauthorization, recalculation, recantation, recapitalization, recertification, recession, recitation, reclamation, reclassification, recognition, recollection, recommendation, reconciliation, recondition, reconfiguration, reconfirmation, reconsideration, reconstruction, recreation, recrimination, rectification, recuperation, redecoration, rededication, redefinition, redirection, redistribution, reduction, reeducation, reelection, reevaluation, reexamination, reflation, reflection, reforestation, reformation, refrigeration, refutation, regeneration, regimentation, registration, regression, regulation, rehabilitation, rehydration, reimposition, reincarnation, reincorporation, reinspection, reintegration, reinterpretation, reintroduction, reinvention, reinvigoration, reiteration, rejection, rejuvenation, relation, relaxation, relocation, remediation, remission, remuneration, renationalization, rendition, renegotiation, renomination, renovation, renunciation, reorganization, reparation, repatriation, repercussion, repetition, replication, reposition, repossession, representation, repression, reproduction, repudiation, reputation, requisition, reregulation, reservation, resignation, resolution, respiration, restitution, restoration, restriction, resurrection, resuscitation, retaliation, retardation, retention, retraction, retransmission, retribution, reunification, revaluation, revelation, reverberation, revitalization, revocation, revolution, revulsion, rhetorician, rotation, rumination, salvation, sanctification, sanction, sanitation, saponification, satisfaction, saturation, secession, secretion, section, securitization, sedation, sedimentation, sedition, seduction, segmentation, segregation, selection, sensation, separation, sequestration, session, simplification, simulation, situation, socialization, solicitation, solution, sophistication, specialization, specification, speculation, stabilization, stagflation, stagnation, standardization, starvation, station, statistician, sterilization, stimulation, stipulation, strangulation, subluxation, submission, subordination, subsection, subsidization, substantiation, substation, substitution, subtraction, suburbanization, succession, suction, suffocation, summation, superstation, superstition, supposition, suppression, suspension, suspicion, syncopation, syndication, tabulation, tactician, taxation, technician, telecommunication, temptation, tension, termination, theoretician, titian, titillation, toleration, traction, tradition, transaction, transection, transformation, transgression, transillumination, transition, translation, transmission, transplantation, transportation, trepidation, triangulation, tribulation, tuition, undervaluation, unification, unionization, urbanization, usurpation, utilization, vacation, vaccination, vacillation, validation, valuation, vaporization, variation, vegetation, venetian, ventilation, verification, vibration, victimization, vilification, vindication, violation, visitation, visualization, vocation, volition, vulgarization, westernization, workstation. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "c-i-i-i-n-n-o-p-r-s-t" | |
-2 letters: citrinins, intrinsic. | |
-3 letters: citrinin, incipits, incision, inspirit, nicotins. | |
-4 letters: cistron, citrins, citrons, cortins, incipit, incisor, introns, ironist, nicotin, noritic, pinions, porcini, soritic, tropics, tropins. | |
-5 letters: citrin, citron, conins, cortin, inions, intron, intros, ionics, iritic, iritis, ironic, nitons, nitric, nitros, optics, orcins, orpins, picots, pinion, pinons, pinots, pintos, pionic, piston, pitons, points, postin, prints, prions. | |
| Words containing the letters "c-i-i-i-n-n-o-p-r-s-t" | |
+1 letter: inscriptions. | |
+2 letters: inscriptional. | |
+4 letters: personification, precipitinogens. | |
+5 letters: introspectionism, introspectionist, mispronunciation, mistranscription, personifications, prenotifications, transcriptionist. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
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