epigraph

• اسم يدل على اقتباس أو عبارة قصيرة تُوضع في صدر كتاب أو فصل أو عمل مكتوب آخر، أو على نقش محفور على مبنى أو نصب تذكاري أو عملة.

A noun referring to a short quotation or saying at the beginning of a book, chapter, or other piece of writing, or an inscription engraved on a building, monument, or coin.

1. Quotation at the startC1formal

   A short quotation or saying at the beginning of a book, chapter, or other piece of writing, intended to suggest its theme.

   اقتباس استهلالي

   • The novel began with an epigraph from Shakespeare.
   • She chose a famous poem as the epigraph for her essay.
   • The epigraph set the tone for the entire chapter.

   المرادفاتmotto

2. Engraved inscriptionC1formal

   An inscription, especially on a building, statue, or coin.

   نقش

   • The epigraph on the monument was barely legible.
   • Ancient coins often bear an epigraph identifying the ruler.
   • The museum displayed a stone slab with a Latin epigraph.

   المرادفاتengravinginscriptionlegend