exergue

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French exergue. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɪɡˈzɜː(ɹ)ɡ/ === Noun === exergue (plural exergues) (numismatics) A space beneath the main design on a coin or medal for the insertion of the date or other minor inscription. ==== Derived terms ==== exergual ==== Translations ==== == French == === Etymology === From Latin exergum, from Ancient Greek ἐξ (ex, “from, out of”) + ἔργον (érgon, “work”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛɡ.zɛʁɡ/ === Noun === exergue m (plural exergues) (numismatics) exergue (space beneath the main design on a coin or medal for an inscription) (by extension) inscription epigraph ==== Derived terms ==== mettre en exergue === Further reading === “exergue”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012