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epitaph

Pronunciation: /ˈɛp.ɪˌtɑːf/

The English word “epitaph” has 4 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. An inscription on a gravestone in memory of the deceased.
  2. A poem or other short text written in memory of a deceased person.

verb

  1. To write or speak after the manner of an epitaph.
  2. To commemorate by an epitaph.

Etymology

From Old French epitafe, from Late Latin epitaphium (“eulogy”), from Ancient Greek ἐπιτάφιος (epitáphios, “relating to a funeral”), from ἐπί (epí, “over”) + τάφος (táphos, “tomb”). By surface analysis epi- + -taph.

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