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Meaning of 'epitaph' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Epitaph [ n.]
- An inscription on, or at, a tomb, or a grave, in memory or commendation of the one buried there; a sepulchral inscription.
- A brief writing formed as if to be inscribed on a monument, as that concerning Alexander: "Sufficit huic tumulus, cui non sufficeret orbis."
2 . Epitaph [ v. i.]
- To write or speak after the manner of an epitaph.
3 . Epitaph [ v. t.]
- To commemorate by an epitaph.

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epi- epiblast epiblastic epiblema epibolic epiboly epibranchial epic epical epicardiac

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