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exergue.

exergue (space beneath the main design on a coin or medal for an inscription)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɛɡ.zɛʁɡ/
  1. exergue (space beneath the main design on a coin or medal for an inscription)

    masculine
  2. inscription

    broadly · masculine
  3. epigraph

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Latin exergum, from Ancient Greek ἐξ (ex, “from, out of”) + ἔργον (érgon, “work”).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.