epigraph
/ˈepɪɡrɑːf/noun
उच्चारण एपिग्राफ़
(पुस्तक या अध्याय के आरंभ में दिया गया) उद्धरण, शीर्ष-उक्ति
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[C]
a short quotation or saying at the beginning of a book or a chapter, intended to suggest its theme
(पुस्तक या अध्याय के आरंभ में दिया गया) उद्धरण, शीर्ष-उक्ति
- The novel opens with an epigraph from the Bhagavad Gita.
- Each chapter has an epigraph taken from a famous poem.
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[C]
a line of words cut into a stone, a building, a statue or a coin
अभिलेख, शिलालेख
- The epigraph on the old temple wall was hard to read.
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Do not confuse epigraph (a quotation at the start of a book, or an inscription), epigram (a short, witty saying) and epitaph (words written about a dead person, especially on a gravestone).
Epigraph (पुस्तक के आरंभ का उद्धरण या अभिलेख), epigram (छोटी, चतुराई भरी उक्ति) और epitaph (मृत व्यक्ति के बारे में लिखे शब्द, विशेषकर कब्र के पत्थर पर) में भ्रम न करें।