About The Word Epigraph
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Epigraph
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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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