epigraph
(noun) an engraved inscription
epigraph
(noun) a quotation at the beginning of some piece of writing
Source: WordNet® 3.1
epigraph (plural epigraphs)
An inscription, especially on a building.
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.
• (mathematics): hypograph
epigraph (third-person singular simple present epigraphs, present participle epigraphing, simple past and past participle epigraphed)
(transitive) To provide (a literary work) with an epigraph.
• pie graph
Source: Wiktionary
Ep"i*graph, n. Etym: [Gr. épigraphe. 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)
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
15 June 2025
(verb) obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling; “he is always shnorring cigarettes from his friends”
According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.
