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epigraph

noun
/ˈɛpɪˌɡɹæf/

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.”).

  1. derived from ἐπιγραφή — “inscription”

Definitions

  1. An inscription, especially on a building.

  2. A literary quotation placed at the beginning of a book or other text.

  3. The set of all points lying on or above the function's graph.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

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

The neighborhood

Derived

epigraphic, epigraphics, epigraphology

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for epigraph. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA