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ep·i·graph
[ep-i-graf, -grahf] Pronunciation Key
[ep-i-graf, -grahf] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | an inscription, esp. on a building, statue, or the like. |
| 2. | an apposite quotation at the beginning of a book, chapter, etc. |
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| ep·i·graph
(ěp'ĭ-grāf') Pronunciation Key
n.
[Greek epigraphē, from epigraphein, to write on; see epigram.] ep'i·graph'ic, ep'i·graph'i·cal adj., ep'i·graph'i·cal·ly adv. |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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epigraph
1624, from Gk. epigraphe "an inscription," from epigraphein "to write on," from epi- "on" + graphein "write." Sense of "motto; short, pithy sentence at the head of a book or chapter" first recorded in Eng. 1844.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| epigraph | |
noun | |
| 1. | a quotation at the beginning of some piece of writing |
| 2. | an engraved inscription |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Epigraph
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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