Standard Lemma guide
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verb
to write on the exterior of, the surface of, or above.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
to write (something) on the exterior of an object, such as a document or an envelope.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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verb
To address (an envelope etc.).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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verb
write on the outside or upper part of
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: write
verb
write on the top or outside
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: none provided
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Broader terms: write
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super- Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-? Proto-Indo-European *(s)kreybh- Proto-Indo-European *(s)kréybheti Proto-Italic *skreiβō Latin scrībō Latin superscrīboder. English superscribe From Latin superscrībo (“write over”). By surface analysis, super- + scribe.
