exergue
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exergue
- /ɪɡˈzɜː(ɹ)ɡ/
- /ɛkˈsɜɹɡ/
- /ˈɛksəɹɡ/
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French exergue.
noun exergues
- A space beneath the main design on a coin or medal for the insertion of the date or other minor inscription. In farther eviction of what has been advanced, relative to the initial letters in the exergues of certain Sidonian coins; it may not be improper to observe, that a medal in my small collection exhibits the letter Hheth, immediately after the numerical inscription in the exergue.
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Talk about this word "exergue." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/exergue. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. exergue. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/exergue "exergue." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/exergue.
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@misc{exergue_2026,
title = {exergue},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/exergue},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
