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Definitions for Epitaph

[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.
[3] to commemorate in or with an epitaph.
[4] a commemorative inscription on a tombstone or monument
[5] a speech or written passage composed in commemoration of a dead person
[6] a final judgment on a person or thing

Words related to Epitaph

eulogy, elegy, memorial, sentiment, legend, monument, remembrance, commemoration, epigraph

Words nearby Epitaph

epistrophe, epistropheus, epistyle, episyllogism, epit., epitaph, epitasis, epitaxial transistor, epitaxis, epitaxy, epitendineum

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

Words that may be confused with Epitaph

epigram, epigraph, epitaph, epithet

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 , adjective

Word origin for Epitaph

C14: via Latin from Greek epitaphion, from epitaphios over a tomb, from epi- + taphos tomb

Synonyms for Epitaph

elegy, eulogy, commemoration, epigraph, legend, memorial, monument, remembrance, sentiment, hic jacet, requiescat in pace