epigraph
/ˈɛpɪˌɡɹæf/ noun, verb
Forms epigraphs epigraphing epigraphed
- noun An inscription, especially on a building.
- noun A literary quotation placed at the beginning of a book or other text.
- noun (mathematics, of a function) The set of all points lying on or above the function's graph.
- verb (transitive) To provide (a literary work) with an epigraph.
Antonyms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἐπιγραφή (epigraphḗ, “inscription”), from ἐπιγράφω (epigráphō, “write upon”), from ἐπῐ- (epĭ-, “on, upon, over, etc.”) + γρᾰ́φω (grắphō, “to draw, paint, write, etc.”).
Webster’s 1913
- noun Any inscription set upon a building; especially, one which has to do with the building itself, its founding or dedication.
- noun 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.
Etymology [Gr. épigraphe. See Epigram.]
Sources: Wiktionary · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “epigraph”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details