epigraph
noun
- a short quotation or saying at the beginning of a book or chapter
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈɛpɪˌɡɹæf/
noun
Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἐπιγραφή (epigraphḗ, “inscription”), from ἐπιγράφω (epigráphō, “write upon”), from ἐπῐ- (epĭ-, “on, upon, over, etc.”) + γρᾰ́φω (grắphō, “to draw, paint, write, etc.”).
- An inscription, especially on a building.
- A literary quotation placed at the beginning of a book or other text.
- The set of all points lying on or above the function's graph.
verb
Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἐπιγραφή (epigraphḗ, “inscription”), from ἐπιγράφω (epigráphō, “write upon”), from ἐπῐ- (epĭ-, “on, upon, over, etc.”) + γρᾰ́φω (grắphō, “to draw, paint, write, etc.”).
- To provide (a literary work) with an epigraph.