Dictionary
ep•i•taph
Pronunciation: (ep'i-taf", -täf"), [key]—
n.
1. a commemorative inscription on a tomb or mortuary monument about the person buried at that site.
2. a brief poem or other writing in praise of a deceased person.
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v.t.
to commemorate in or with an epitaph.
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