Definition of Epitaph

1. Noun. An inscription on a tombstone or monument in memory of the person buried there.

Generic synonyms: Inscription, Lettering

2. Noun. A summary statement of commemoration for a dead person.
Generic synonyms: Commemoration, Memorial, Remembrance

Definition of Epitaph

1. n. An inscription on, or at, a tomb, or a grave, in memory or commendation of the one buried there; a sepulchral inscription.

2. v. t. To commemorate by an epitaph.

3. v. i. To write or speak after the manner of an epitaph.

Definition of Epitaph

1. an inscription on a tomb [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Epitaph

epistoler
epistoler
epistolers
epistolographic
epistolography
epistoma
epistome
epistome
epistomes
epistrophe
epistrophes
epistropheus
epistyle
epistyle
epistyles
epitaph (current term)
epitaphed
epitaphial
epitaphic
epitaphs
epitarsus
epitases
epitasis
epitasis
epitaxial
epitaxially
epitaxic
epitaxies
epitaxy
epitaxy

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