epitaphist

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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

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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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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