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superscribe

su·persc·ribe

UK/suːpəˈskɹʌɪb/ uncommon

verb

1.

write on the top or outside

  • “superscribe one”
2.

write on the outside or upper part of

  • “superscribe an envelope”

Origin

From Latin superscrībo (“write over”).

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