n. [ Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_;: 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

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.

{ } a. Of or pertaining to epigraphs or to epigraphy; as, an epigraphic style; epigraphical works or studies. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The science or study of epigraphs. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A student of, or one versed in, epigraphy. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The science of inscriptions; the art of engraving inscriptions or of deciphering them. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. Of or pertaining to pseudepigraphy. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_; falsely inscribed. See Pseudo-, and Epigraphy. ] Inscribed with a false name. Cudworth. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The ascription of false names of authors to works. [ 1913 Webster ]