epigraph

ep·i·graph

noun \ˈe-pə-ˌgraf\

Definition of EPIGRAPH

1

: an engraved inscription

2

: a quotation set at the beginning of a literary work or one of its divisions to suggest its theme

Origin of EPIGRAPH

Greek epigraphē, from epigraphein

First Known Use: 1624

Other Printing Terms

errata, leader, mechanical, notch, tittle, underscore, widow

Rhymes with EPIGRAPH

allograph, autograph, barograph, bathyscaphe, cenotaph, chronograph, circle graph, cryptograph, epitaph, half-and-half, hectograph, holograph, homograph, hygrograph, kymograph, lithograph, logograph, micrograph, monograph, pantograph, paragraph, phonograph, photograph, pictograph, polygraph, quarterstaff, seismograph, serigraph, shadowgraph, shandygaff, spectrograph, sphygmograph, telegraph, thermograph, typograph