inscribable

inscribable
inscribe VERB 1) write or carve (words or symbols) on a surface. 2) write a dedication to someone in (a book). 3) Geometry draw (a figure) within another so that their boundaries touch but do not intersect.
DERIVATIVES inscribable adjective inscriber noun.
ORIGIN Latin inscribere, from in- 'into' + scribere 'write' .

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  • inscribable — in·scrib·able …   English syllables

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