EPIGRAPH

epigraph

(noun) an engraved inscription

epigraph

(noun) a quotation at the beginning of some piece of writing

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

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.

Antonyms

• (mathematics): hypograph

Verb

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.

Anagrams

• pie graph

Source: Wiktionary

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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

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