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ep·i·taph

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NOUN:

An inscription on a tombstone in memory of the one buried there.
A brief literary piece commemorating a deceased person.

ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English, from Old French epitaphe, from Latin epitaphium, from Greek epitaphion, from neuter of epitaphios, funerary : epi-, epi- + taphos, tomb

OTHER FORMS:
epi·taphic (Adjective)

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