epigraph

Senso (Inglese)

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.

Concetti

epigrafe

iscrizione

aforisma

sentenza

verdetto

gnome

epigramma

sinonimi

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

Traduzioni

épigraphe

Epigraph

epígrafe

επιγραφή

epígrafe

epigrafía

epígraf

Motto

epigraphe

Vorwort

Überschrift

epigrafi

opschrift

kitabe

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈɛpɪˌɡɹæf/

Etimologia (Inglese)

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.”).