The Only Use
epigraph
in
The Count of Monte Cristo
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- The count seized it hastily, his eyes immediately fell upon the epigraph, and he read, "'Thou shalt tear out the dragons' teeth, and shall trample the lions under foot, saith the Lord.'†
Chpt 113-114
Definitions:
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(1)
(epigraph as in: epigraph at the start of the book) a quotation at the beginning of a book, chapter, or other text
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(2)
(epigraph as in: epigraph on the monument) an inscription on a building or monument
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(3)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) Much more rarely, in mathematics, epigraph references the area on or above the graph of a function.