Epitaph

Epitaph
Epitaph Ep"i*taph, n. [F. ['e]pitaphe, L. epitaphium a funeral oration, fr. Gr. ?, orig. an adj., over or at a tomb; 'epi` upon + ? tomb. Cf. {Cenotaph}.] 1. An inscription on, or at, a tomb, or a grave, in memory or commendation of the one buried there; a sepulchral inscription. [1913 Webster]

Hang her an epitaph upon her tomb. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

2. A brief writing formed as if to be inscribed on a monument, as that concerning Alexander: ``Sufficit huic tumulus, cui non sufficeret orbis.'' [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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(on a tomb or monument),


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