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Definition of: epitaph
(ep′ə·taf, -täf) noun
1. An inscription on a tomb or monument in honor or in memory of the dead. See EPIGRAPH.
2. A sentiment in prose or verse written as for inscription on a tomb. [<L epitaphium a eulogy <Gk. epitaphios at a tomb <epi- upon, at + taphos a tomb]
—ep′i·taph′ic (-taf′ik), ep′i·taph′i·al adjective
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