What's Trending Now
More Trending Words
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
Explore M-W
Recent Examples of epigraph from the Web
-
The book's epigraphs come from directors Peter Brook and Constantin Stanislavski.
-
That was always going to be the epigraph, but not the title.
-
From his student days onward, Sebald was a deep reader of Adorno, and the passage might be an epigraph for all Sebald’s writing.
These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'epigraph.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Origin and Etymology of epigraph
Greek epigraphē, from epigraphein
Other Printing Terms
errata, leader, mechanical, notch, tittle, underscore, widow
Learn More about epigraph
Seen and Heard
What made you want to look up epigraph? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).
Writing? Check your grammar now!