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Epigraph

British pronunciation/ˈɛpɪɡɹˌæf/
American pronunciation/ˈɛpɪɡɹˌæf/
Epigraph
[NOUN]
1

an engraved inscription

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2

a short quotation or phrase that is written at the beginning of a book or any chapter of it, suggesting the theme

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Examples
1. Here's two epigraphs.
2. So here's my epigraph.
3. The epigraph is from one of my favorite poets Harryette Mullen.
4. The epigraphs to the novel suggest, also, the futility of a moral discourse.
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