Epitaph
Pronunciation: /ˈɛpəˌtæf/
Epitaph (noun)
- words written on a tombstone to remember someone who has died.
- 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