Definitions

epigraph

[ep-i-graf, -grahf] / ˈɛp ɪˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf /

NOUN

epitaph

Synonyms

STRONGEST

elegy eulogy

STRONG

commemoration legend memorial monument remembrance sentiment

WEAK

hic jacet requiescat in pace

NOUN

legend

Synonyms

STRONG

cipher code device epitaph head heading inscription key motto rubric table underline

Example Sentences

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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.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various

It bears this Epigraph, "Ecce Ego admirationem faciam populo huic, miraculo grandi et stupendo."

From Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 by Disraeli, Isaac

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