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AH020387 Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

Inscription VS description

What is the difference between inscription and description?
  

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Inscription is a "the worfing on a medal, note or tomb". Also it means "words inscribed, as on a monument or in a book". Description is a label attached to the item or a brochure or a any textual representation of something.

— Fandorin

  • Inscription is a "the worfing on a medal, note or tomb".
  • Also it means "words inscribed, as on a monument or in a book".
  • Description is a label attached to the item or a brochure or a any textual representation of something.
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Inscription is a "the worfing on a medal, note or tomb". Also it means "words inscribed, as on a monument or in a book".

Description is a label attached to the item or a brochure or a any textual representation of something.
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would it be correct to say 'description' is more abstract?
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