Epitaph

Pronunciation: /ˈɛpəˌtæf/

Epitaph (noun)

  1. words written on a tombstone to remember someone who has died.
  2. a short text honoring a deceased person, often found in literature.

Examples

  • The epitaph on the tombstone was beautifully carved.
  • She read the epitaph aloud to the gathered family.

Common collocations: engrave an epitaph, simple epitaph, epitaph reads, write an epitaph, moving epitaph

Synonyms of Epitaph

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