n.
- An inscription, as on a statue or building.
- A motto or quotation, as at the beginning of a literary composition, setting forth a theme.
[Greek epigraphē, from epigraphein, to write on. See epigram.]
epigraphic ep'i·graph'ic or ep'i·graph'i·cal adj.epigraphically ep'i·graph'i·cal·ly adv.
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