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ep⋅i⋅taph

  [ep-i-taf, -tahf]
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–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

Related forms:
ep⋅i⋅taph⋅ic  [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.  

  1. An inscription on a tombstone in memory of the one buried there.

  2. A brief literary piece commemorating a deceased person.


[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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Word Origin & History

epitaph 
1387, from O.Fr. epitaphe, from L. epitaphium "funeral oration, eulogy," from Gk. epitaphion, neut. of epitaphos "of a funeral," from epi- "at, over" + taphos "tomb, funeral rites."
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