Late 19th century; earliest use found in American Journal of Philology. From classical Latin suprāscrīptus written above as a correction from suprā- + scrīptus, past participle of scrībere to write.
Definition of suprascript in US English:
suprascript
adjective
Superscript.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in American Journal of Philology. From classical Latin suprāscrīptus written above as a correction from suprā- + scrīptus, past participle of scrībere to write.