epigraph
English
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Etymology
[edit]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.”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈɛpɪˌɡɹæf/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
[edit]epigraph (plural epigraphs)
- An inscription, especially on a building.
- A literary quotation placed at the beginning of a book or other text.
- (mathematics, of a function) The set of all points lying on or above the function's graph.
Antonyms
[edit]- (antonym(s) of “mathematics”): hypograph
Derived terms
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[edit]Translations
[edit]inscription
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literary quotation placed at the beginning of a text
Verb
[edit]epigraph (third-person singular simple present epigraphs, present participle epigraphing, simple past and past participle epigraphed)
- (transitive) To provide (a literary work) with an epigraph.