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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈɛpɪˌɡɹæf/ Forms: epigraphs [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἐπιγραφή (epigraphḗ, “inscription”), from ἐπιγράφω (epigráphō, “write upon”), from ἐπῐ- (epi-, “on, upon, over, etc.”) + γρᾰ́φω (gráphō, “to draw, paint, write, etc.”). Etymology templates: {{derived|en|grc|ἐπιγραφή||inscription}} Ancient Greek ἐπιγραφή (epigraphḗ, “inscription”), {{m|grc|ἐπιγράφω||write upon}} ἐπιγράφω (epigráphō, “write upon”), {{prefix|grc|ἐπῐ|γρᾰ́φω|t1=on, upon, over, etc.|t2=to draw, paint, write, etc.}} ἐπῐ- (epi-, “on, upon, over, etc.”) + γρᾰ́φω (gráphō, “to draw, paint, write, etc.”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} epigraph (plural epigraphs)
  1. An inscription, especially on a building. Translations (inscription): ἐπιγραφή (epigraphḗ) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), epígraf [masculine] (Catalan), 題詞 (Chinese Mandarin), 题词 (tící) (Chinese Mandarin), 碑文 (bēiwén) (Chinese Mandarin), epigrafo (Esperanto), epigraaf (Estonian), epigrafi (Finnish), épigraphe [feminine] (French), epigrafe [feminine] (Friulian), Epigraph [neuter] (German), felirat (Hungarian), eipeagraf [masculine] (Irish), epigrafe [feminine] (Italian), 碑文 (hibun) (alt: ひぶん) (Japanese), エピグラフ (epigurafu) (Japanese), epigraf [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), epigraf [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), epigraf [masculine] (Polish), epígrafe [feminine] (Portuguese), epigraf (Romanian), эпи́граф (epígraf) [masculine] (Russian), епѝграф [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), epígrafe [masculine] (Spanish), epigraf [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-epigraph-en-noun-tFOrIYO0 Categories (other): Ancient Greek terms prefixed with ἐπι- Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms prefixed with ἐπι-: 14 31 36 19 Disambiguation of 'inscription': 97 2 1
  2. A literary quotation placed at the beginning of a book or other text. Translations (literary quotation placed at the beginning of a text): բնաբան (bnaban) (Armenian), motto [neuter] (Czech), motto [neuter] (Dutch), épigraphe [feminine] (French), epigraf [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), epigraf [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), motto [neuter] (Polish), epigraf [masculine] (Polish), epígrafe [feminine] (Portuguese), epigraf (Romanian), epígrafe [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-epigraph-en-noun-Tsdem175 Categories (other): Ancient Greek terms prefixed with ἐπι-, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms prefixed with ἐπι-: 14 31 36 19 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 65 24 8 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 2 62 29 7 Disambiguation of 'literary quotation placed at the beginning of a text': 1 98 1
  3. (mathematics, of a function) The set of all points lying on or above the function's graph. Categories (topical): Mathematics Translations (set of all points lying on or above a mathematical function's graph): épigraphe [masculine] (French)
    Sense id: en-epigraph-en-noun-mxzUXqqD Categories (other): Ancient Greek terms prefixed with ἐπι- Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms prefixed with ἐπι-: 14 31 36 19 Topics: mathematics, sciences Disambiguation of "set of all points lying on or above a mathematical function's graph": 3 1 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: epigram, epigraphy, epigrapher, epigraphist

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈɛpɪˌɡɹæf/ Forms: epigraphs [present, singular, third-person], epigraphing [participle, present], epigraphed [participle, past], epigraphed [past]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἐπιγραφή (epigraphḗ, “inscription”), from ἐπιγράφω (epigráphō, “write upon”), from ἐπῐ- (epi-, “on, upon, over, etc.”) + γρᾰ́φω (gráphō, “to draw, paint, write, etc.”). Etymology templates: {{derived|en|grc|ἐπιγραφή||inscription}} Ancient Greek ἐπιγραφή (epigraphḗ, “inscription”), {{m|grc|ἐπιγράφω||write upon}} ἐπιγράφω (epigráphō, “write upon”), {{prefix|grc|ἐπῐ|γρᾰ́φω|t1=on, upon, over, etc.|t2=to draw, paint, write, etc.}} ἐπῐ- (epi-, “on, upon, over, etc.”) + γρᾰ́φω (gráphō, “to draw, paint, write, etc.”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} epigraph (third-person singular simple present epigraphs, present participle epigraphing, simple past and past participle epigraphed)
  1. (transitive) To provide (a literary work) with an epigraph. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-epigraph-en-verb-4oiAs304 Categories (other): Ancient Greek terms prefixed with ἐπι- Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms prefixed with ἐπι-: 14 31 36 19

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_text": "From Ancient Greek ἐπιγραφή (epigraphḗ, “inscription”), from ἐπιγράφω (epigráphō, “write upon”), from ἐπῐ- (epi-, “on, upon, over, etc.”) + γρᾰ́φω (gráphō, “to draw, paint, write, etc.”).",
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        "plural"
      ]
    }
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  "pos": "noun",
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    },
    {
      "word": "epigraphy"
    },
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      "word": "epigrapher"
    },
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      "word": "epigraphist"
    }
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      "glosses": [
        "An inscription, especially on a building."
      ],
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          "building",
          "building"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A literary quotation placed at the beginning of a book or other text."
      ],
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        [
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          "literary"
        ],
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          "quotation",
          "quotation"
        ],
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          "book"
        ],
        [
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          "text"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Mathematics"
      ],
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        "The set of all points lying on or above the function's graph."
      ],
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        [
          "mathematics",
          "mathematics"
        ],
        [
          "function",
          "function"
        ],
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          "set",
          "set"
        ],
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          "point"
        ],
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          "graph",
          "graph"
        ]
      ],
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        "(mathematics, of a function) The set of all points lying on or above the function's graph."
      ],
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        "of a function"
      ],
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        "mathematics",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɛpɪˌɡɹæf/"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "inscription",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "epígraf"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "inscription",
      "word": "題詞"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "tící",
      "sense": "inscription",
      "word": "题词"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "bēiwén",
      "sense": "inscription",
      "word": "碑文"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "inscription",
      "word": "epigrafo"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "inscription",
      "word": "epigraaf"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "inscription",
      "word": "epigrafi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "inscription",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "épigraphe"
    },
    {
      "code": "fur",
      "lang": "Friulian",
      "sense": "inscription",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "epigrafe"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "inscription",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Epigraph"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "epigraphḗ",
      "sense": "inscription",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ἐπιγραφή"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "inscription",
      "word": "felirat"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "inscription",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "eipeagraf"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "inscription",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "epigrafe"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ひぶん",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "hibun",
      "sense": "inscription",
      "word": "碑文"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "epigurafu",
      "sense": "inscription",
      "word": "エピグラフ"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "inscription",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "epigraf"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "inscription",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "epigraf"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "inscription",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "epigraf"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "inscription",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "epígrafe"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "inscription",
      "word": "epigraf"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "epígraf",
      "sense": "inscription",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "эпи́граф"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "inscription",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "епѝграф"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "inscription",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "epígrafe"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "inscription",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "epigraf"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "bnaban",
      "sense": "literary quotation placed at the beginning of a text",
      "word": "բնաբան"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "literary quotation placed at the beginning of a text",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "motto"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "literary quotation placed at the beginning of a text",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "motto"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "literary quotation placed at the beginning of a text",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "épigraphe"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "literary quotation placed at the beginning of a text",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "epigraf"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "literary quotation placed at the beginning of a text",
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        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "epigraf"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "literary quotation placed at the beginning of a text",
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        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "motto"
    },
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "literary quotation placed at the beginning of a text",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "epigraf"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "literary quotation placed at the beginning of a text",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "epígrafe"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "literary quotation placed at the beginning of a text",
      "word": "epigraf"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "literary quotation placed at the beginning of a text",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "epígrafe"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "set of all points lying on or above a mathematical function's graph",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "épigraphe"
    }
  ],
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    "epigraph"
  ],
  "word": "epigraph"
}

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    "Ancient Greek terms prefixed with ἐπι-",
    "English 3-syllable words",
    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English entries with language name categories using raw markup",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English terms derived from Ancient Greek",
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    "English verbs"
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        "4": "",
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      },
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      "name": "derived"
    },
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        "3": "",
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    }
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  "etymology_text": "From Ancient Greek ἐπιγραφή (epigraphḗ, “inscription”), from ἐπιγράφω (epigráphō, “write upon”), from ἐπῐ- (epi-, “on, upon, over, etc.”) + γρᾰ́φω (gráphō, “to draw, paint, write, etc.”).",
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    {
      "form": "epigraphs",
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "epigraphing",
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        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "epigraphed",
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        "participle",
        "past"
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      "form": "epigraphed",
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        "past"
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        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
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        "To provide (a literary work) with an epigraph."
      ],
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        "(transitive) To provide (a literary work) with an epigraph."
      ],
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      ]
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      "ipa": "/ˈɛpɪˌɡɹæf/"
    }
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}

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