Definition of epitaph Epitaph
/ɛˈpʌtæˌf/ - [eputaf] - ep•i•taph
We found 15 definitions of epitaph from 8 different sources.
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What does epitaph mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: epitaphs |
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| epitaph - an inscription on a tombstone or monument in memory of the person buried there | ||
| epitaph - a summary statement of commemoration for a dead person |
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- epitaph (Noun)
An inscription on a gravestone in memory of the deceased. - epitaph (Noun)
A poem or other short text written in memory of a deceased person. - epitaph (Verb)
To write or speak after the manner of an epitaph. - epitaph (Verb)
To commemorate by an epitaph.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- epitaph (n.)
An inscription on, or at, a tomb, or a grave, in memory or commendation of the one buried there; a sepulchral inscription. - epitaph (n.)
A brief writing formed as if to be inscribed on a monument, as that concerning Alexander: "Sufficit huic tumulus, cui non sufficeret orbis." - epitaph (v. t.)
To commemorate by an epitaph. - epitaph (v. i.)
To write or speak after the manner of an epitaph.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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epitaph
An inscription on a tombstone in memory of the one buried there.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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epitaph
ep′i-taf, n. a commemorative inscription on a tombstone or monument.—v.t. to write an epitaph upon.—adjs. Epitaph′ian, Epitaph′ic.—n. Ep′itaphist, a writer of epitaphs. [Gr. epitaphion—epi, upon, taphos, a tomb.]
Foolish DictionaryThe Foolish Dictionary 🤡
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epitaph
A statement that usually lies above about the one who lies beneath.
Proverbs DictionaryProverbs Dictionary 📗
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epitaph
He lies like an epitaph.
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