epigraph: Meaning and Definition of

ep•i•graph

Pronunciation: (ep'i-graf", -gräf"), [key]
— n.
  1. an inscription, esp. on a building, statue, or the like.
  2. an apposite quotation at the beginning of a book, chapter, etc.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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