Definitions for: Epigraph

[n] an engraved inscription
[n] a quotation at the beginning of some piece of writing

Webster (1913) 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.

See Also: citation, inscription, lettering, quotation, quote

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