epitaph

[ep-i-taf, -tahf] / ˈɛp ɪˌtæf, -ˌtɑf /

NOUN

inscription on a gravestone

Synonyms

STRONGEST

elegy eulogy

STRONG

commemoration epigraph legend memorial monument remembrance sentiment

WEAK

hic jacet requiescat in pace

Example Sentences

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When the word was introduced into English in the 14th century it took the form epitaphy, as well as epitaphe, which latter word is used both by Gower and Lydgate.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" by Various

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