epitaph
An inscription on a gravestone in memory of the deceasedAn inscription on a gravestone in memory of the deceased.
» Tom has a side job writing epitaphs.
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2 sensesAn inscription on a gravestone in memory of the deceased.
Grabinschrift, Epitaph
эпита́фияepitáfija, надгро́бная на́дписьnadgróbnaja nádpisʹ
епіта́фіяepitáfija, намоги́льний на́писnamohýlʹnyj nápys
an inscription on a tombstone or monument in memory of the person buried there
A poem or other short text written in memory of a deceased person.
Nachruf, Gedenkschrift, Elegie
эпита́фияepitáfija
Examples
6 sentencesTom has a side job writing epitaphs.
The epitaph engraved on the headstone was a meaningful, succinct poem.
An epitaph is an inscription on a tomb, showing that virtues acquired by death have a retroactive effect.
The epitaph was written in Berber.
A splendid marble monument records her name, titles, and virtues, while her victims remain undistinguished by tomb or epitaph.
Translations
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Origin
From Old French epitafe, from Late Latin epitaphium (“eulogy”), from Ancient Greek ἐπιτάφιFrom Old French epitafe, from Late Latin epitaphium (“eulogy”), from Ancient Greek ἐπιτάφιος (epitáphios, “relating to a funeral”), from ἐπί (epí, “over”) + τάφος (táphos, “tomb”). By surface analysis epi- + -taph.
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