First Known Use: 14th century
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epitaph
noun ep·i·taph \ˈe-pə-ˌtaf\
: something written or said in memory of a dead person; especially : words written on a gravestone
Full Definition of EPITAPH
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
— ep·i·taph·ial \ˌe-pə-ˈta-fē-əl\ adjective
— ep·i·taph·ic \-ˈta-fik\ adjective
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Origin of EPITAPH
Middle English epitaphe, from Anglo-French & Medieval Latin; Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin epitaphium, from Latin, funeral oration, from Greek epitaphion, from epi- + taphos tomb, funeral
Rhymes with EPITAPH
allograph, autograph, barograph, bathyscaphe, cenotaph, chronograph, circle graph, cryptograph, epigraph, half-and-half, hectograph, holograph, homograph, hygrograph, kymograph, lithograph, logograph, micrograph, monograph, pantograph, paragraph, phonograph, photograph, pictograph, polygraph, quarterstaff, seismograph, serigraph, shadowgraph, shandygaff, spectrograph, sphygmograph, telegraph, thermograph, typograph
EPITAPHIC Defined for Kids
epitaph
noun ep·i·taph \ˈe-pə-ˌtaf\
Definition of EPITAPH for Kids
: a brief statement on a tombstone in memory of a dead person
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