| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | ep·i·graph |
| PRONUNCIATION: |   p  -gr f |
| NOUN: | 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. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Greek epigraph , from epigraphein, to write on. See epigram. | | OTHER FORMS: | epi·graphic, epi·graphi·cal —ADJECTIVE
epi·graphi·cal·ly —ADVERB
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