epigraph

English

/ˈɛpɪˌɡɹæf/

noun
Definitions
  • An inscription, especially on a building.
  • A literary quotation placed at the beginning of a book or other text.
  • (mathematics) The set of all points lying on or above the function's graph.

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐπιγραφή (inscription).

Origin

Ancient Greek

ἐπιγραφή

Gloss

inscription

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