epitaph: Meaning and Definition of
ep•i•taph
Pronunciation: (ep'i-taf", -täf"), [key]
— n.
- a commemorative inscription on a tomb or mortuary monument about the person buried at that site.
- a brief poem or other writing in praise of a deceased person.
—v.t.
- to commemorate in or with an epitaph.
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