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noun - an inscription on a tombstone or monument in memory of the person buried there
noun - a summary statement of commemoration for a dead person
noun - an inscription on a tomb
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Plural form of epitaph. |
a phrase or form of words written in memory of a person who has died, especially as an inscription on a tombstone. |
A phrase or form of words written in memory of a person who has died, especially as an inscription on a tombstone. |
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An epitaph (from Greek epitaphios "a funeral oration" from epi "at, over" and taphos "tomb") is a short text honoring a deceased person. Strictly speaking, it refers to text that is inscribed on a tombstone or plaque, but it may also be used in a figurative sense. Some epitaphs are specified by the person themselves before their death, while others are chosen by those responsible for the burial. An epitaph may be written in prose or in poem verse; poets have been known to compose their own epitaphs prior to their death, as did William Shakespeare.Most epitaphs are brief records of the family, and perhaps the career, of the deceased, often with a common expression of love or respectfor example, "beloved father of ..."but others are more ambitious. From the Renaissance to the 19th century in Western culture, epitaphs for notable people became increasingly lengthy and pompous descriptions of their family origins, career, virtues and immediate family, often in Latin. Notably, the Lau |