'Epigraph' definitions:
Definition of 'epigraph'
(from WordNet)
noun
A quotation at the beginning of some piece of writing
noun
An engraved inscription
Definition of 'Epigraph'
From: GCIDE
- Epigraph \Ep"i*graph\, n. [Gr. ?, fr. ?: cf. F. ['e]pigraphe. See Epigram.]
- 1. Any inscription set upon a building; especially, one which has to do with the building itself, its founding or dedication. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Literature) 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. Epigraphic
Synonyms of 'epigraph'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- banner,
- banner head,
- caption,
- catchword,
- device,
- drop head,
- dropline,
- epithet,
- hanger,
- head,
- heading,
- headline,
- initialing,
- inscription,
- jump head,
- legend,
- lettering,
- motto,
- overline,
- rubric,
- running head,
- running title,
- scarehead,
- screamer,
- slogan,
- spread,
- spreadhead,
- streamer,
- subhead,
- subheading,
- subtitle,
- superscription,
- tag line,
- title,
- title page,
- transcription,
- transliteration,
- watchword