Meaning of EPIGRAPH
| Pronunciation: | | 'epu`graf
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- [n] an engraved inscription
- [n] a quotation at the beginning of some piece of writing
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| | See Also: | | citation, inscription, lettering, quotation, quote | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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| | Related Terms: | | 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 |
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