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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[Gr. [GREEK], fr. [GREEK]: cf. F.

épigraphe

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Any inscription set upon a building; especially, one which has to do with the building itself, its founding or dedication.

Noun.

[Gr. to write.] Among antiquaries, an inscription on a building, pointing out the time of its erection, the building, its uses, &c.