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(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.

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APA	Webster's. (2011). epigraph. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/epigraph/definitions/2004149
Chicago	Webster's. 2011. "epigraph" http://smartdefine.org/epigraph/definitions/2004149 (accessed September 21, 2026).
Harvard	Webster's 2011, epigraph, Smart Define, viewed 21 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/epigraph/definitions/2004149>.
MLA	Webster's. "epigraph" 27 May 2011. Web. 21 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/epigraph/definitions/2004149>

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