epígrafe

Definitions of epígrafe
  1. noun
    the heading or caption of a newspaper article
    synonyms: cabeza, rubro, titular
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    type of:
    encabezamiento
    a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about
  2. noun
    letters inscribed (especially words engraved or carved) on something
    synonyms: inscripción, leyenda
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    types:
    sobrescrito
    an inscription written above something else
    epitafio
    an inscription on a tombstone or monument in memory of the person buried there
    type of:
    escrito, escritura
    the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect)
  3. noun
    an engraved inscription
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    type of:
    inscripción, leyenda
    letters inscribed (especially words engraved or carved) on something
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