Get to know Exergue better with 2 real example sentences, the meaning.
Exergue in a sentence
Exergue meaning
A space beneath the main design on a coin or medal for the insertion of the date or other minor inscription.
Using Exergue
- The main meaning on this page is: A space beneath the main design on a coin or medal for the insertion of the date or other minor inscription.
Context around Exergue
- Average sentence length in these examples: 16 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 1 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Exergue
- In this selection, "exergue" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 16 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Recognizable usage signals include have an exergue at all and troy in exergue. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "exergue" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with exergue
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Inscription EKTΩP (Hektor) above, IΛIEΩN (Ilion meaning Troy) in exergue. (10 words)
Many coins do not have an exergue at all, especially those with few or no legends, such as the Victorian bun penny. (22 words)
Many coins do not have an exergue at all, especially those with few or no legends, such as the Victorian bun penny. (22 words)
Inscription EKTΩP (Hektor) above, IΛIEΩN (Ilion meaning Troy) in exergue. (10 words)
Example sentences (2)
Inscription EKTΩP (Hektor) above, IΛIEΩN (Ilion meaning Troy) in exergue.
Many coins do not have an exergue at all, especially those with few or no legends, such as the Victorian bun penny.