epitaph, epigraph

epitaph, epigraph
Both of these terms refer to an inscription on a monument or tomb or a brief piece of writing in praise of someone now dead: "The visitor paused in front of the shaft erected in memory of Queen Victoria and read the epitaph (or epigraph) carved on its face." Epigraph has the additional meaning of a quotation at the beginning of a book or chapter of a book: "The epigraph preceding this section is from the Book of Genesis."

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