Words Like EPIGRAPH

We have put together a list of words that are similar to EPIGRAPH.

4 Alternative Words Similar to epigraph

1 Citation Noun      Synonym Words Like Citation
2 Inscription Noun      Synonym Words Like Inscription
3 Quotation Noun      Synonym Words Like Quotation
4 Quote Noun      Synonym Words Like Quote

10 definitions of epigraph

1 Any inscription set upon a building; especially, one which has to do with the building itself, its founding or dedication.
2 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.
3 a quotation at the beginning of some piece of writing
4 an engraved inscription
5 An inscription, as on a statue or building.
6 A motto or quotation, as at the beginning of a literary composition, setting forth a theme.
7 An inscription cut or impressed on stone, metal, or other permanent material, as distinguished from a writing in manuscript, etc.; specifically, in archaeology, a terse inscription on a building, tomb, monument, or statue, denoting its use or appropriation, and sometimes incorporated in its scheme of ornamentation.
8 A superscription or title at the beginning of a book, a treatise, or a part of a book.
9 In lit., a citation from some author, or a sentence framed for the purpose, placed at the commencement of a work or of one of its separate divisions; a motto.
10 To inscribe an epigraph on.
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