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   superscribe

   /ˌsuːpəˈskrʌɪb/

   verb

   • 1. write or print (an inscription) at the top of or on the outside of a document.
   • ▪ write or print an inscription at the top of or on the outside of (a document): "he invariably will want to superscribe the memo with one of his banal mottoes"
   • ▪ write or print (a letter, word, symbol, or line of writing or printing) above an existing letter, word, or line.

   Word Origin late 15th century: from Latin superscribere, from super- ‘over’ + scribere ‘write’.

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   The meaning of SUPERSCRIBE is to write (something, such as a name or address) on the outside or cover of : address.

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   Definition of 'superscribe' COBUILD frequency band. superscribe in American English (ˈsupərˌskraɪb) verb transitive Word forms: ˈsuperˌscribed or ˈsuperˌscribing.

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   Superscribe is a verb that means to write or inscribe something on the top or above something else. It has seven meanings in OED, two of which are obsolete. See examples, pronunciation and origin of the word.

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   Nov 14, 2024 · write on the top or outside. DISCLAIMER: These example sentences appear in various news sources and books to reflect the usage of the word ‘superscribe'.Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Vocabulary.com or its editors.

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   Superscribe means to write on the outside or upper part of something, such as a letter or an envelope. See the origin, synonyms, translations and usage of the verb superscribe from various sources.

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   Superscribe means to write above or on something, such as an envelope or a cover. Learn the origin, usage and history of this verb from Dictionary.com.

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   What does superscribe mean?

   • Pick the best words! The meaning of SUPERSCRIBE is to write (something, such as a name or address) on the outside or cover of : address.

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   How many meanings does the verb superscribe have?

   • There are seven meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb superscribe, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. How common is the verb superscribe? About 0.02 occurrences per million words in modern written English How is the verb superscribe pronounced?

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   What does scribed mean?

   • v.t. -scribed, -scrib•ing. 1. to write (words, one's name, an address, etc.) above or on something. 2. to inscribe or engrave at the top or on the outside or surface of.

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   Where did the word superscribe come from?

   • The earliest known use of the verb superscribe is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for superscribe is from 1472, in the writing of John Paston, landowner. superscribe is a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin superscrībere.

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   What does the word scribe mean?

   • : to write (something, such as a name or address) on the outside or cover of : address : to write or engrave on the top or outside Middle English, from Latin superscribere, from super- + scribere to write — more at scribe 15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 “Superscribe.”

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   What does the term 'superscript' mean?

   • From Middle French superscript,\ from Latin superscriptus (“ written above”). ( typography) A type of lettering form that appears as a number, figure, or symbol above the normal line of type, located at the right or left of another symbol or text. ( mathematics, sciences, typography, transitive, of a variable) To provide with a superscript.

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   Aug 11, 2024 · superscribe (third-person singular simple present superscribes, present participle superscribing, simple past and past participle superscribed) to write on the exterior of, the surface of, or above. He superscribed each character with its Latin-alphabet equivalent.