anepigraph

English

Etymology

Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νεπῐ́γρᾰφος (anepígraphos, “without title or inscription”, adjective)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /anˈɛpɪɡɹaf/, /anˈɛpɪɡɹɑːf/

Noun

anepigraph (plural anepigraphs)

1. A work with no (known) title; an anepigraphous work.
   • 1931, Lauri Oskar Theodor Tudeer, The Epistles of Phalaris: Preliminary Investigation of the Manuscripts (Suomalaisen Tiedeakatemian Toimituksia sarja B — Annales Academiæ Scientiarum Fennicæ: series B; volume XXVI, issue 1), Helsinki: Suomalainen Tiedeakatemia, page 9:

     5 (ff. 81—90) Various epistles, mostly anepigraphs.

Derived terms

• anepigraphic
• anepigraphous

 

Translations

work with no title

• German: Anepigraphon n
• Polish: anepigraf (pl) m inan