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What does superscription mean?

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Noun
  1. Something written (or engraved) on the surface, outside, or above something else; specifically, an address on a letter, envelope, etc.
  2. An editorial addition at the beginning, often indicating the authorship of a piece; compare colophon.
  3. The act of superscribing.
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It was wet, and the ink of the superscription was beginning to run.
Coins struck with the lord protector Cromwell's bust and superscription, although not uncommon, apart from the 1656 half crowns, seem never to have circulated.
Sitting on the side of her bed, she broke the seal and looked at the superscription.
The superscription, if original, compels us to treat the whole writing as not only late but pseudonymous.
This, without signature or superscription, he put into an envelope, and addressed.
A petition typically begins with a superscription identifying it as a petition addressed to the Legislative Assembly.

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