epitaph
[ ep-i-taf, -tahf ]
/ ˈɛp ɪˌtæf, -ˌtɑf /
noun
a commemorative inscription on a tomb or mortuary monument about the person buried at that site.
a brief poem or other writing in praise of a deceased person.
verb (used with object)
to commemorate in or with an epitaph.
Origin of epitaph
1350–1400; Middle English
epitaphe < Latin
epitaphium < Greek
epitáphion over or at a tomb, equivalent to
epi-
epi- +
táph(os) tomb +
-ion noun, adj. suffix
OTHER WORDS FROM epitaph
ep·i·taph·ic [ep-i-taf-ik] /ˌɛp ɪˈtæf ɪk/, adjective ep·i·taph·ist, noun ep·i·taph·less, adjective un·ep·i·taphed, adjectiveWords nearby epitaph
epistrophe,
epistropheus,
epistyle,
episyllogism,
epit.,
epitaph,
epitasis,
epitaxial transistor,
epitaxis,
epitaxy,
epitendineum
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British Dictionary definitions for epitaph
epitaph
/ (ˈɛpɪˌtɑːf, -ˌtæf) /
noun
a commemorative inscription on a tombstone or monument
a speech or written passage composed in commemoration of a dead person
a final judgment on a person or thing
Derived forms of epitaph
epitaphic (ˌɛpɪˈtæfɪk), adjective epitaphist, nounWord Origin for epitaph
C14: via Latin from Greek
epitaphion, from
epitaphios over a tomb, from
epi- +
taphos tomb