epigraph — English Dictionary

Noun

1. An inscription, especially on a building.

2. A literary quotation placed at the beginning of a book or other text.

3. The set of all points lying on or above the function's graph.

   Usage

   • of a function

Verb

1. To provide (a literary work) with an epigraph.

   Usage

   • Transitive

Noun

1. a quotation at the beginning of some piece of writing

   Broader terms

   quotationquotecitation

2. an engraved inscription

   Broader terms

   inscriptionlettering