ep·i·taph ( p  -t f )n. 1. An inscription on a tombstone in memory of the one buried there. 2. A brief literary piece commemorating a deceased person. [Middle English, from Old French epitaphe, from Latin epitaphium, from Greek epitaphion, from neuter of epitaphios, funerary : epi-, epi- + taphos, tomb.] ep i·taphic adj. |
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