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ADSCRIPT

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

(used of persons) bound to a tract of land; hence their service is transferable from owner to owner

Example:

an adscript serf

Synonyms:

adscript; adscripted

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

unfree (hampered and not free; not able to act at will)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Written or printed immediately following another character and aligned with it

Classified under:

Adjectives

Domain category:

printing; printing process (reproduction by applying ink to paper as for publication)

Antonym:

subscript (written or printed below and to one side of another character)

superscript (written or printed above and to one side of another character)

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