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Epigraph

Epigraph Meaning & Definition
Epigraph Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Epigraph?

[n] an engraved inscription
[n] a quotation at the beginning of some piece of writing

Synonyms | Synonyms for Epigraph:

Related Terms | Find terms related to Epigraph: banner | banner head | caption | catchword | device | drop head | dropline | epithet | hanger | head | heading | headline | initialing | inscription | jump head | legend | lettering | motto | overline | rubric | running head | running title | scarehead | screamer | slogan | spread | spreadhead | streamer | subhead | subheading | subtitle | superscription | tag line | title | title page | transcription | transliteration | watchword

See Also | citation | inscription | lettering | quotation | quote

Epigraph In Webster's Dictionary

\Ep"i*graph\, n. [Gr. ?, fr. ?: cf. F. ['e]pigraphe. See {Epigram}.] 1. Any inscription set upon a building; especially, one which has to do with the building itself, its founding or dedication. 2. (Literature) A citation from some author, or a sentence framed for the purpose, placed at the beginning of a work or of its separate divisions; a motto.

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