Epigraph

[epigræf]

解釋/意思:

(noun.) an engraved inscription.

(noun.) a quotation at the beginning of some piece of writing.

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解釋/意思:

(n.) Any inscription set upon a building; especially, one which has to do with the building itself, its founding or dedication.

(n.) 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.

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解釋/意思:

n. an inscription esp. on a building: a citation or motto at the commencement of a book or its parts.—v.t. to provide with an epigraph.—ns. Epig′rapher Epig′raphist.—adj. Epigraph′ic.—n. Epig′raphy.

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