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Epigraph
//ˈɛpɪˌɡɹæf// noun, verb
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An inscription, especially on a building.
- 2 an engraved inscription wordnet
- 3 A literary quotation placed at the beginning of a book or other text.
- 4 a quotation at the beginning of some piece of writing wordnet
- 5 The set of all points lying on or above the function's graph.
Verb
- 1 To provide (a literary work) with an epigraph. transitive
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Ancient Greek ἐπιγραφή (epigraphḗ, “inscription”), from ἐπιγράφω (epigráphō, “write upon”), from ἐπῐ- (epĭ-, “on, upon, over, etc.”) + γρᾰ́φω (grắphō, “to draw, paint, write, etc.”).
Etymology 2
From Ancient Greek ἐπιγραφή (epigraphḗ, “inscription”), from ἐπιγράφω (epigráphō, “write upon”), from ἐπῐ- (epĭ-, “on, upon, over, etc.”) + γρᾰ́φω (grắphō, “to draw, paint, write, etc.”).
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