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noun
- 1. a phrase or form of words written in memory of a person who has died, especially as an inscription on a tombstone.
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EPITAPH definition: 1. a short piece of writing or a poem about a dead person, especially one written on their…. Learn more.
1. : an inscription on or at a tomb or a grave in memory of the one buried there. 2. : a brief statement commemorating or epitomizing a deceased person or something past. epitaphial. ˌe-pə-ˈta-fē-əl. adjective. epitaphic. ˌe-pə-ˈta-fik. adjective. Did you know?
An epitaph (from Ancient Greek ἐπιτάφιος (epitáphios) 'a funeral oration'; from ἐπι-(epi-) 'at, over', and τάφος (táphos) 'tomb') is a short text honoring a deceased person. Strictly speaking, it refers to text that is inscribed on a tombstone or plaque, but it may also be used in a figurative sense.
EPITAPH meaning: 1. a short piece of writing or a poem about a dead person, especially one written on their…. Learn more.
Epitaph definition: a commemorative inscription on a tomb or mortuary monument about the person buried at that site.. See examples of EPITAPH used in a sentence.
An epitaph is an inscription on a gravestone. Famous for his comedic jabs at the City of Brotherly Love, writer W.C. Fields once said he wanted "I'd rather be living in Philadelphia" as the epitaph on his tombstone. Once you trace this word back to its origins, you'll never forget its meaning.
EPITAPH meaning: 1 : something written or said in memory of a dead person; 2 : words written on a gravestone.
epitaph (to somebody/something) something that is left to remind people of a particular person, a period of time or an event. These slums are an epitaph to the housing policy of the 1960s. Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Word Origin.
EPITAPH definition: words that are written to remember a dead person, usually on the stone where they are buried. Learn more.
epitaph meaning, definition, what is epitaph: a short piece of writing on the stone ov...: Learn more.
