Epigraph

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Epigraph \Ep"i*graph\, n. [Gr. ?, fr. ?: cf. F. ['e]pigraphe.
     See {Epigram}.]
     1. Any inscription set upon a building; especially, one which
        has to do with the building itself, its founding or
        dedication.
        [1913 Webster]


  
     2. (Literature) A citation from some author, or a sentence
        framed for the purpose, placed at the beginning of a work
        or of its separate divisions; a motto. Epigraphic

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  epigraph
       n 1: a quotation at the beginning of some piece of writing
       2: an engraved inscription

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  38 Moby Thesaurus words for "epigraph":
     banner, banner head, caption, catchword, device, drop head,
     dropline, epithet, hanger, head, heading, headline, initialing,
     inscription, jump head, legend, lettering, motto, overline, rubric,
     running head, running title, scarehead, screamer, slogan, spread,
     spreadhead, streamer, subhead, subheading, subtitle,
     superscription, tag line, title, title page, transcription,
     transliteration, watchword