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View usage for: (epɪtɑːf, -tæf) Word forms: plural epitaphscountable nounAn epitaph is a short piece of writing about someone who is dead, often carved on their grave. More Synonyms of epitaph epitaph in British English (ˈɛpɪˌtɑːf, -ˌtæf) noun1. a commemorative inscription on a tombstone or monument 2. a speech or written passage composed in commemoration of a dead person 3. a final judgment on a person or thing Derived forms epitaphic (ˌɛpɪˈtæfɪk) adjective epitaphist (ˈepiˌtaphist) noun Word origin C14: via Latin from Greek epitaphion, from epitaphios over a tomb, from epi- + taphos tomb epitaph in American English (ˈɛpəˌtæf; ˈɛpəˌtɑf) noun1. an inscription on a tomb or gravestone in memory of the person buried there 2. a short composition in prose or verse, written as a tribute to a dead person, past event, etc. Derived forms epitaphic (ˌepiˈtaphic) adjective or ˌepiˈtaphial Word origin ME & OFr epitaphe < L epitaphium, eulogy < Gr epitaphion < epi, upon, at + taphos, tomb < thaptein, to bury Examples of 'epitaph' in a sentenceepitaph Definition a commemorative speech or written passage a fitting epitaph for a great man Synonyms commemoration elegy obituary Definition a commemorative inscription on a tombstone His words are carved as his epitaph on the headstone of his grave. Additional synonymsDefinition a print made from this the engraving of Shakespeare at the front of the book Synonyms print, block, impression, carving, etching, inscription, plate, woodcut, dry point - episode
- episodic
- epistle
- epitaph
- epithet
- epitome
- epitomize
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