epigraph

• Существительное, обозначающее короткую цитату или изречение в начале книги, главы или другого письменного произведения, или надпись, выгравированную на здании, памятнике или монете.

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.

   Эпиграф

   • 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.

   Синонимыmotto

2. Engraved inscriptionC1formal

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

   Надпись

   • 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.

   Синонимыengravinginscriptionlegend