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Main Entry:: ep·i·taph
Pronunciation:: \ˈe-pə-ˌtaf\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: Middle English epitaphe, from Anglo-French & Medieval Latin; Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin epitaphium, from Latin, funeral oration, from Greek epitaphion, from epi- + taphos tomb, funeral
Date:: 14th century

1 : an inscription on or at a tomb or a grave in memory of the one buried there 2 : a brief statement commemorating or epitomizing a deceased person or something past

— ep·i·taph·ial

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\ˌe-pə-ˈta-fē-əl\ adjective

— ep·i·taph·ic

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\-ˈta-fik\ adjective

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