epigraph
[ ep-i-graf, -grahf ]
/ ˈɛp ɪˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf /
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noun
an inscription, especially on a building, statue, or the like.
an apposite quotation at the beginning of a book, chapter, etc.
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Origin of epigraph
Words nearby epigraph
Epigoni, epigonus, epigram, epigrammatic, epigrammatize, epigraph, epigraphic, epigraphy, epigynous, epigynum, epikeratophakia
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epigraph
/ (ˈɛpɪˌɡrɑːf, -ˌɡræf) /
noun
a quotation at the beginning of a book, chapter, etc, suggesting its theme
an inscription on a monument or building
Derived forms of epigraph
epigraphic (ˌɛpɪˈɡræfɪk) or epigraphical, adjectiveepigraphically, adverbWord Origin for epigraph
C17: from Greek epigraphē; see epigram
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