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ep⋅i⋅taph
[ep-i-taf, -tahf] 
–noun
| 1. | a commemorative inscription on a tomb or mortuary monument about the person buried at that site. |
| 2. | a brief poem or other writing in praise of a deceased person. |
–verb (used with object)
| 3. | to commemorate in or with an epitaph. |
Origin:
1350–1400; ME epitaphe < L epitaphium < Gk epitáphion over or at a tomb, equiv. to epi- epi- + táph(os) tomb + -ion n., adj. suffix
1350–1400; ME epitaphe < L epitaphium < Gk epitáphion over or at a tomb, equiv. to epi- epi- + táph(os) tomb + -ion n., adj. suffix
Related forms:
ep⋅i⋅taph⋅ic [ep-i-taf-ik] , adjective
[ep-i-taf-ik] , adjective ep⋅i⋅taph⋅ist, noun
ep⋅i⋅taph⋅less, adjective
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| ep·i·taph (ěp'ĭ-tāf') n.
[Middle English, from Old French epitaphe, from Latin epitaphium, from Greek epitaphion, from neuter of epitaphios, funerary : epi-, epi- + taphos, tomb.] ep'i·taph'ic adj. |
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