Epitaph Definition
ĕpĭ-tăf
epitaphs
noun
An inscription on a tomb or gravestone in memory of the person buried there.
Webster's New World
A brief literary piece commemorating a deceased person.
American Heritage
A short composition in prose or verse, written as a tribute to a dead person, past event, etc.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- remembrance
- inscription
- eulogy
- hic jacet (Latin)
- lines on a gravestone
- tribute
- sentiment
- memorial
- elegy
- commemoration
verb
To commemorate by an epitaph.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Epitaph
Noun
Singular:
epitaph
Plural:
epitaphsOrigin of Epitaph
Middle English from Old French epitaphe from Latin epitaphium from Greek epitaphion from neuter of epitaphios funerary epi- epi- taphos tomb
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Old French epitafe, from Latin epitaphium (“eulogy”), from Ancient Greek ἐπιτάφιος (epitaphios, “relating to a funeral”), from ἐπί (epi, “over”) + τάφος (taphos, “tomb”).
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