EPIGRAPHS

Noun

epigraphs

plural of epigraph

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Source: Wiktionary


EPIGRAPH

Ep"i*graph, n. Etym: [Gr. Ă©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)

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.

EPIGRAPH

Ep"i*graph, n. Etym: [Gr. Ă©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)

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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