Definition of epigraphs Epigraphs

We found 3 definitions of epigraphs from 2 different sources.

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epigraphs (Noun)
Plural of epigraph.

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epigraphs, noun, plural of epigraph.

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Noun

Plural: epigraphs

epigraph - an engraved inscription

epigraph - a quotation at the beginning of some piece of writing

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epigraph (Noun)
An inscription, especially one on a building etc.
epigraph (Noun)
A literary quotation placed at the beginning of a book etc.
epigraph (Noun)
Of a function the set of all points lying on or above its graph.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

epigraph (n.)
Any inscription set upon a building; especially, one which has to do with the building itself, its founding or dedication.
epigraph (n.)
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.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

epigraph
ep′i-graf, n. an inscription, esp. on a building: a citation or motto at the commencement of a book or its parts.—v.t. to provide with an epigraph.—ns. Epig′rapher, Epig′raphist.—adj. Epigraph′ic.—n. Epig′raphy. [Gr. epi-graphē—epi, upon, graphein, to write.]

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epigraph, noun, singular of epigraphs.

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