epitaph

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ep·i·taph / ˈepiˌtaf/ • n. a phrase or statement written in memory of a person who has died, esp. as an inscription on a tombstone.

epitaph

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epitaph XIV. — (O)F. épitaphe — L. epitaphium funeral oration — Gr. epitáphion, f. EPI- + táphos obsequies, tomb.

epitaph

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epitaph a phrase or form of words written in memory of a person who has died, especially as an inscription on a tombstone. The word is recorded from late Middle English, and comes via Old French and Latin from Greek epitaphion ‘funeral oration’.

epitaph

views updated May 29 2018

epitaph. Inscription on a funerary monument, tombstone, etc.