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Epigraph

/ˈɛpɪˌɡɹæf/

An inscription, especially on a building.

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📖 Definitions of "Epigraph"

noun

1
An inscription, especially on a building.
2
A literary quotation placed at the beginning of a book or other text.
3
(of a function) The set of all points lying on or above the function's graph.

verb

1
To provide (a literary work) with an epigraph.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Epigraph"

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Word	Definition
inscriptnoun	(archaic, obsolete) Something that is inscribed; an inscription.
inscriptionnoun	Text carved on a wall or plaque, such as a memorial or gravestone, or on some other item.
sculpsitnoun	An inscription indicating the identity of the person who created a sculpture.
scripsitnoun	An inscription indicating the identity of the person who wrote something.
abecedariumnoun	A book used to teach the alphabet; alphabet book; primer.
stoichedonnoun	(epigraphy) Text written such that the letters are arranged as rows and columns within a grid arrangement.
titulusnoun	A caption, title or other inscription, especially an Ancient Roman type.
glyphnoun	(typography, computing) A visual representation of a letter, character, or symbol, in a specific font and style.
superscriptionnoun	Something written (or engraved) on the surface, outside, or above something else; specifically, an address on a letter, envelope, etc.
antigraphnoun	(textual criticism) A manuscript from which a copy (apograph) is made.
monument signnoun	A sign made of a substantial material (stone, concrete, etc.), as though it is a monument, and planted in the ground rather than mounted on a pole, often to advertise the name of a building, business, or neighborhood.
idiographnoun	A mark or signature peculiar to an individual.
insignenoun	(dated) An insignia.
ideographnoun	Synonym of ideogram.
insigniumnoun	A symbol or sign of something.
apographnoun	(textual criticism) A copy or transcript of a manuscript (called the antigraph).
enscripturationnoun	Alternative spelling of inscripturation. [The act or process of inscripturating.]
sigilnoun	An occult or magical sign, image or symbol.
episemonnoun	An insignia or some other distinguishing symbol.
emblemnoun	A representative symbol, such as a trademark, a badge or logo.