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epigraph

[ ep-i-graf, -grahf ]

noun

  1. an inscription, especially on a building, statue, or the like.
  2. 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

  1. a quotation at the beginning of a book, chapter, etc, suggesting its theme
  2. an inscription on a monument or building
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • epigraphic, adjective
  • 藢别辫颈藞驳谤补辫丑颈肠补濒濒测, adverb
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of epigraph1

First recorded in 1615鈥25, epigraph is from the Greek word 别辫颈驳谤补辫丑岣 inscription. See epi-, -graph
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of epigraph1

C17: from Greek 别辫颈驳谤补辫丑脓; see epigram
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It opens with this epigraph: 鈥淚 have always been an observer of myself. For years, at the mercy of others. Not anymore.鈥

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I use John Pesando鈥檚 remark as the epigraph, 鈥淓very whistleblower is an amateur playing against professionals.鈥

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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.

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An epigraph from 鈥淟eaves of Grass鈥 sits comfortably alongside curse words in an ancient tongue.

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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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