epigraph
/ˈɛpɪˌɡɹæf/
epigraph noun: an inscription, especially on a building.
Noun
epigraph (plural epigraphs)
Verb
epigraph (third-person singular simple present epigraphs, present participle epigraphing, simple past and past participle epigraphed)
- To provide (a literary work) with an epigraph.
epigraph meaning in Kannada
epigraph in Kannada
- ಶಾಸನ ಲಿಪಿ, ಶಿಲಾ ಶಾಸನ, ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯಿಕ ಉಕ್ತಿ
Antonyms of epigraph
Forms of epigraph
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | epigraphs |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | epigraphs |
| present participle | epigraphing |
| past participle | epigraphed |
| past | epigraphed |
Origin of epigraph
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.”).
Words formed from epigraph
Questions about epigraph
- What does epigraph mean?
- Epigraph means an inscription, especially on a building.
- What is epigraph in Kannada?
- Epigraph in Kannada is ಶಾಸನ ಲಿಪಿ, ಶಿಲಾ ಶಾಸನ, ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯಿಕ ಉಕ್ತಿ. See Epigraph meaning in Kannada.
- What part of speech is epigraph?
- Epigraph can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce epigraph?
- Epigraph is pronounced /ˈɛpɪˌɡɹæf/.
- What is the plural of epigraph?
- The plural of epigraph is epigraphs.
Words near epigraph in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: epigraph (page history and authors); epigraph (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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