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epigraph

Pronunciation: /ˈɛpɪˌɡɹæf/

The English word “epigraph” has 4 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. An inscription, especially on a building.
  2. A literary quotation placed at the beginning of a book or other text.
  3. The set of all points lying on or above the function's graph.

verb

  1. To provide (a literary work) with an epigraph.

Etymology

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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