tr.v., -scribed, -scrib·ing, -scribes.
- To write on the outside or upper part of (a letter, for example).
- To write (a name or an address, for example) on the top or outside.
[Latin superscrībere, to write over : super-, super- + scrībere, to write.]
Dictionary:
su·per·scribe (sū'pər-skrīb')
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[Latin superscrībere, to write over : super-, super- + scrībere, to write.]
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The verb has 2 meanings:
Meaning #1:
write on the top or outside
Meaning #2:
write on the outside or upper part of
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