Epigraph
Definition & Meaning
Pronunciation /ˈɛpɪˌɡɹæf/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Epigraph is a noun meaning An inscription, especially on a building.
Meaning
An inscription, especially on a building.
More Meanings
- A literary quotation placed at the beginning of a book or other text.
- (mathematics, of a function) The set of all points lying on or above the function's graph.
- (transitive) To provide (a literary work) with an epigraph.
Word Forms
- epigraphs
- epigraphing
- epigraphed
Antonyms for epigraph
Common opposites include hypograph.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include inscript, inscription, sculpsit, scripsit, abecedarium, stoichedon.
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