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Synonyms for epigraph

Grammar : Noun
Spell : ep-i-graf, -grahf
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɛp ɪˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf

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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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