epigraph

Reikšmė (Anglų k.)

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.

Sinonimai

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

Vertimai

épigraphe

Epigraph

epigrafe

epígrafe

epígrafe

επιγραφή

Motto

epigrafía

epígraf

epigraphe

Vorwort

Überschrift

iscrizione

opschrift

Tariamas kaip (IPA)

/ˈɛpɪˌɡɹæf/

Etimologija (Anglų k.)

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.”).