Synonyms for epigraph

Grammar : Noun

Spell : ep-i-graf, -grahf

Phonetic Transcription : ˈɛp ɪˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf

Top 10 synonyms for epigraph

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Définition of epigraph

Origin : 1620s, "inscription on a building, statue, etc.," from Greek epigraphe "an inscription," from epigraphein "to write on," from epi "on" (see epi-) + graphein "to write" (see -graphy). Sense of "motto; short, pithy sentence at the head of a book or chapter" first recorded in English 1844.

As in legend : noun brief description in document
As in epitaph : noun inscription on a gravestone

Example sentences :

In the same chapel is shown an arm of Titus Livius, with this epigraph.
Extract from : « The Diary of John Evelyn (Vol 1 of 2) » by John Evelyn

This aphorism might serve as an epigraph to Tristrem Varick.
Extract from : « Eden » by Edgar Saltus

That of the long poem afterwards called Anactoria has neither a title nor the Greek epigraph from Sappho.
Extract from : « Aspects and Impressions » by Edmund Gosse

It bears this Epigraph, "Ecce Ego admirationem faciam populo huic, miraculo grandi et stupendo."
Extract from : « Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 (of 3) » by Isaac D'Israeli

The head is well cut; the features have individuality and expression; the epigraph is sufficiently legible.
Extract from : « The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 7. (of 7): The Sassanian or New Persian Empire » by George Rawlinson

This special edition was dedicated to God, and bore the epigraph: "Compulsory devotion is not agreeable to God!"
Extract from : « Women of the Romance Countries (Illustrated) » by John R Effinger

Your epigraph, my dear P., shows your kind and artless nature; but don't you see it is of no use?
Extract from : « Roundabout Papers » by William Makepeace Thackeray

Its coins represent Hercules contending with the lion, and bear the epigraph ΗΡΑ or ΗΡΑΚΛΗΙΩΝ.
Extract from : « The Geography of Strabo, Volume I (of 3) » by Strabo

The epigraph on the coins of this city is generally ΜΕΣΜΑ, or ΜΕΣΜΑΙΩΝ, and in a single instance ΜΕΔΑΜΑ.
Extract from : « The Geography of Strabo, Volume I (of 3) » by Strabo

The epigraph of Burke's pamphlet, was 'Blow ye the trumpet in Zion.'
Extract from : « Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson » by Thomas Jefferson

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