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epigraph
[ ep-i-graf, -grahf ]
noun
- an inscription, especially on a building, statue, or the like.
- an apposite quotation at the beginning of a book, chapter, etc.
epigraph
/ 藢蓻p瑟藞伞r忙f瑟k; 藞蓻p瑟藢伞r蓱藧f; -藢伞r忙f /
noun
- a quotation at the beginning of a book, chapter, etc, suggesting its theme
- an inscription on a monument or building
Derived Forms
- epigraphic, adjective
- 藢别辫颈藞驳谤补辫丑颈肠补濒濒测, adverb
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of epigraph1
Example Sentences
It opens with this epigraph: 鈥淚 have always been an observer of myself. For years, at the mercy of others. Not anymore.鈥
I use John Pesando鈥檚 remark as the epigraph, 鈥淓very whistleblower is an amateur playing against professionals.鈥
Wilkerson鈥檚 husband, Brett, is mentioned only briefly in the book鈥檚 epigraph and acknowledgments, but he is central to the movie鈥檚 emotional arc.
An epigraph from 鈥淟eaves of Grass鈥 sits comfortably alongside curse words in an ancient tongue.
He said that in the hours after Lear鈥檚 death, he was looking through his biography, 鈥淓ven This I Get to Experience,鈥 and was struck by the epigraph.
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