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On this page you'll find 9 example sentences with Epigraph. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as quotation or quote and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.

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Epigraph in a sentence

Related words

Epigraph | Epigraphic | Epigraphs | Epigraphy | Epigraphical | Epigraphists

Epigraph meaning

  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.

Synonyms of Epigraph

quotation quote citation inscription lettering

Related words

Other words often associated with Epigraph or its synonyms:

cite annotation reference note selection credit excerpt writing mention extract acknowledgment iterate

Using Epigraph

  • The main meaning on this page is: An inscription, especially on a building. | A literary quotation placed at the beginning of a book or other text. | The set of all points lying on or above the function's graph.
  • Useful related words include: quotation, quote, citation, inscription.
  • In the example corpus, epigraph often appears in combinations such as: an epigraph, the epigraph, epigraph before.

Context around Epigraph

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 2 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

opening 1× latin 1× dedicatory 1×

Often after:

pratchett 1× praises 1× quoted 1×

Sentence patterns with Epigraph

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a latin epigraph before the 1× as an epigraph before a 1× century an epigraph praises one 1× in an epigraph in the 1× in the epigraph pratchett writes 1× that its epigraph the set 1× the dedicatory epigraph quoted by 1× the epigraph in memory 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a convex function 1× in the epigraph 1× in the same 1× its origin very 1× navarro has quoted 1× poe places a 1×

Common sentence endings:

a convex set 1× as a leader 1× before a chapter 1× house at paris 1× house of peter 1× of its games 1×

Words around Epigraph

Just before it in the word index:

epigrams 24 epigram 15 epiglottis 6 epiglottalized 3 epigenomics 2 epigenomic 2

Just after it in the word index:

epigraphic 7 epigraphical 2 epigraphists 2 epigraphs 5 epigraphy 5 epik 8

Similar in corpus frequency:

aakash 12 aanholt 12 aardwolf 12 abadan 12 abati 12 abcc 12

Corpus analysis for Epigraph

  • In this selection, "epigraph" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 26.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, opening, latin, dedicatory, pratchett, praises and quoted stand out and add context to how "epigraph" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a latin epigraph before the and as an epigraph before a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "epigraph" sits close to words such as aakash, aanholt and aardwolf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with epigraph

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Navarro has quoted Vara a dozen or so times in six books, usually as an epigraph before a chapter. (19 words)

Its origin very well may be from the same work to which Balzac is credited with the opening epigraph. (19 words)

The Arician wood sanctuary near the lake of Nemi was Latin confederal as testified by the dedicatory epigraph quoted by Cato. (21 words)

Longer example sentences

The presence of the Apostle Peter in this area, where he is supposed to have lived, appears to be confirmed in an epigraph in the Catacombs of Saint Sebastian that reads Domus Petri (English House of Peter). (37 words)

A convex function is a real-valued function defined on an interval with the property that its epigraph (the set of points on or above the graph of the function) is a convex set. (34 words)

Poe places a Latin epigraph before the story, describing it as "a quatrain composed for the gates of a market to be erected upon the site of the Jacobin Club House at Paris ". (33 words)

Example sentences (9)

In the epigraph, Pratchett writes, “You fight a war to change the world, and it changes into a world with no place in it for you, the fighter.

Navarro has quoted Vara a dozen or so times in six books, usually as an epigraph before a chapter.

A convex function is a real-valued function defined on an interval with the property that its epigraph (the set of points on or above the graph of the function) is a convex set.

In the same century, an epigraph praises one of Ostia 's local elite as the first to "arm women" in the history of its games.

Its origin very well may be from the same work to which Balzac is credited with the opening epigraph.

Poe places a Latin epigraph before the story, describing it as "a quatrain composed for the gates of a market to be erected upon the site of the Jacobin Club House at Paris ".

The Arician wood sanctuary near the lake of Nemi was Latin confederal as testified by the dedicatory epigraph quoted by Cato.

The epigraph in memory of Deng is written in Chinese, Russian and Kirghiz. citation Pomfret, John "In Its Own Neighborhood, China Emerges as a Leader".

The presence of the Apostle Peter in this area, where he is supposed to have lived, appears to be confirmed in an epigraph in the Catacombs of Saint Sebastian that reads Domus Petri (English House of Peter).

Common combinations with epigraph

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "epigraph" in a sentence?
An example: "In the epigraph, Pratchett writes, “You fight a war to change the world, and it changes into a world with no place in it for you, the fighter." This page contains 9 example sentences with the word "epigraph" from authentic English texts.
What does "epigraph" mean?
Epigraph means: An inscription, especially on a building.
What are synonyms of "epigraph"?
Common synonyms of "epigraph" include: quotation, quote, citation, inscription, lettering.
How many example sentences with "epigraph" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 9 example sentences with "epigraph", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.