epigraphic


ep·i·graph

E0178900 (ĕp′ĭ-grăf′)n.1. An inscription, as on a statue or building.2. A motto or quotation, as at the beginning of a literary composition, setting forth a theme.
[Greek epigraphē, from epigraphein, to write on; see epigram.]
ep′i·graph′ic, ep′i·graph′i·cal adj.ep′i·graph′i·cal·ly adv.

ep•i•graph•ic

(ˌɛp ɪˈgræf ɪk)

also ep`i•graph′i•cal,



adj. 1. of or pertaining to epigraphs or epigraphy. 2. of the style characteristic of epigraphs. [1855–60] ep`i•graph′i•cal•ly, adv.