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Noun: epitaph  'e-pi,tãf
  1. An inscription on a tombstone or monument in memory of the person buried there
     
  2. A summary statement of commemoration for a dead person

Derived forms: epitaphs

Type of: commemoration, inscription, lettering, memorial, remembrance

Encyclopedia: Epitaph