(ש"ע) אפיגרף (כתובת חקוקה; אמרה; ציטוט בראש ספר)

n. inscription (on a stone, building, etc.); saying or quotation at the beginning of a book or chapter which is relevant to the theme of the work

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Noun
1. a quotation at the beginning of some piece of writing
(hypernym) quotation, quote, citation
2. an engraved inscription
(hypernym) inscription, lettering

nm. epigraph, inscription; saying or quotation at the beginning of a book or chapter which is relevant to the theme of the work; epigrapher, one who studies epigraphs, one who studies inscription (esp. ancient inscriptions)

adj. epigraphic, pertaining to epigraphs, pertaining to inscriptions

(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.