epigraph

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Synonyms: epigram, epitaph, perigraph, epigraphy, epigrams, optigraph, lexigraph, digraph, trigraph, epigraphs, apograph

Antonyms: epigram, epitaph, perigraph, epigraphy, epigrams, optigraph, lexigraph, digraph, trigraph, epigraphs, apograph

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Noun

1. An [[inscription]], especially on a [[building]].
2. A [[literary]] [[quotation]] placed at the beginning of a [[book]] or other [[text]].
3. {{lb|en|mathematics|of a [[function]]}} The [[set]] of all [[point]]s lying on or above the function's [[graph]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To provide (a literary work) with an epigraph.

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