ep·i·graph
(ĕp′ĭ-grăf′)n.1. An inscription, as on a statue or building.
2. A motto or quotation, as at the beginning of a literary composition, setting forth a theme.
[Greek epigraphē, from epigraphein, to write on; see epigram.]
ep′i·graph′ic, ep′i·graph′i·cal adj.
ep′i·graph′i·cal·ly adv.
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ep•i•graph•ic
(ˌɛp ɪˈgræf ɪk) also ep`i•graph′i•cal,
adj. 1. of or pertaining to epigraphs or epigraphy.
2. of the style characteristic of epigraphs.
[1855–60]
ep`i•graph′i•cal•ly, adv.
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