[ˈɛpɪɡrɑːf], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an inscription on a building, statue, or coin

- a short quotation or saying at the beginning of a book or chapter, intended to suggest its theme


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Origin:
late 16th century (denoting the heading of a document or letter): from Greek epigraphē, from epigraphein ‘write on’