Ep"i*graph (?), n. [Gr. ?, fr. ?:
cf. F. épigraphe. See Epigram.]
1. Any inscription set upon a building;
especially, one which has to do with the building itself, its
founding or dedication.
2. (Literature) 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.