inscrizione — meaning in English

English meaning

• device noun A piece of equipment, especially electronic or mechanical, built to perform a specific job.
• inscription noun Words carved, engraved, or otherwise permanently marked onto a surface such as stone, metal, or a monument.

Senses

inscrizione is used for these senses in English:

• device (rhetoric) A technique that an author or speaker uses to evoke an emotional response in the audience; a rhetorical device.(heraldry) A motto, emblem, or other mark used to distinguish the bearer from others. A device differs from a badge or cognizance primarily as it is a personal distinction, and not a badge borne by members of the same house successively.
• inscription Text carved on a wall or plaque, such as a memorial or gravestone, or on some other item.

device — full definition

1. noun A piece of equipment, especially electronic or mechanical, built to perform a specific job.
2. noun A scheme or trick, often meant to deceive or gain advantage.
3. noun A technique a writer or speaker uses deliberately to create an effect, such as a rhetorical or literary device.

inscription — full definition

1. noun Words carved, engraved, or otherwise permanently marked onto a surface such as stone, metal, or a monument.
2. noun A short personal message written at the front of a book or on a gift.

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