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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 ep·i·graph /ˈɛpəˌgræf/
 碑文,題銘,題辭

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Ep·i·graph n.
 1. Any inscription set upon a building; especially, one which has to do with the building itself, its founding or dedication.
 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.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 epigraph
      n 1: a quotation at the beginning of some piece of writing
      2: an engraved inscription