anepigraph

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

anepigraph (plural anepigraphs)

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

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