Both Uses of
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Hiroshima, by John Hersey
- He bought it at once moved there, and hung out a sign inscribed in English, in honour of the conquerors: M. Fujii, M.D. MEDICAL AND VENEREAL Quite recovered from his wounds, he soon built up a strong practice, and he was delighted, in the evenings, to receive members of the occupying forces, on whom he lavished whisky and practised English.†
Chpt 4
- ...The sentence inscribed on the memorial Cenotaph — "Rest in peace, for the mistake shall not be repeated" — embodies the passionate hope of the human race.†
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Definitions:
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(inscribe) to write or mark -- often by engraving or etching onto a surface
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(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
In mathematics, inscribe means to draw a geometric shape within another geometric shape so that each vertex (corner or angle) of the enclosed shape touches the outer figure. For example, a square is inscribed in a circle when each corner of the square touches the circle.