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EPIGRAPH
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("epigraph" is a kind of...):
inscription; lettering (letters inscribed (especially words engraved or carved) on something)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A quotation at the beginning of some piece of writing
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("epigraph" is a kind of...):
citation; quotation; quote (a passage or expression that is quoted or cited)