epigraph

Significat (Anglès)

Noun

1. An inscription, especially on a building.
2. A literary quotation placed at the beginning of a book or other text.
3. The set of all points lying on or above the function's graph.

Verb

To provide (a literary work) with an epigraph.

Conceptes

epígraf

aforisme

sentència

Sinònims

inscription

epitaph

gnome

prefatory words

proverb

dictum

epigram

formula

maxim

motto

phrase

precept

sentence

apophthegm

inscription on a tablet

expression

monumental inscription

adage

aphorism

apothegm

axiom

Traduccions

épigraphe

epigrafe

Epigraph

epígrafe

επιγραφή

epígrafe

Motto

epigrafía

epigraphe

opschrift

Vorwort

Überschrift

iscrizione

epigrafi

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈɛpɪˌɡɹæf/

Etimologia (Anglès)

From Ancient Greek ἐπιγραφή (epigraphḗ, “inscription”), from ἐπιγράφω (epigráphō, “write upon”), from ἐπῐ- (epĭ-, “on, upon, over, etc.”) + γρᾰ́φω (grắphō, “to draw, paint, write, etc.”).