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Record 1 1979-07-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Archaeology
DEF

a quotation set at the beginning of a literary work (...)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Archéologie
DEF

Courte citation qu'un auteur met en tête d'un livre, d'un chapitre, pour en indiquer l'esprit.

CONT

«exergue» : Mettre en exergue. Mettre en évidence, afin de faciliter la démonstration, l'explication qui suit.

OBS

«exergue» : Certains estiment fautif le sens 2 [inscription placée en tête d'un ouvrage, d'un chapitre] et préconisent, en ce cas, l'emploi d'épigraphe.

Spanish

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