epigraphic

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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