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Word: Epitaph
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English: from Old French epitaphe, via Latin from Greek epitaphion ‘funeral oration’, neuter of ephitaphios ‘over or at a tomb’, from epi ‘upon’ + taphos ‘tomb’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈɛpɪtɑːf
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a phrase or form of words written in memory of a person who has died, especially as an inscription on a tombstone.
Short Definition:phrase written in memory of person who has died
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