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Synonyms for epitaph

Grammar : Noun
Spell : ep-i-taf, -tahf
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɛp ɪˌtæf, -ˌtɑf

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Définition of epitaph

Origin :
  • mid-14c., from Old French epitaphe (12c.) and directly from Medieval Latin epitaphium "funeral oration, eulogy," from Greek epitaphion "a funeral oration," noun use of neuter of epitaphos "of a funeral," from epi "at, over" (see epi-) + taphos "tomb, funeral rites," from PIE root *dhembh- "to bury." Among the Old English equivalents was byrgelsleoð.
  • noun inscription on a gravestone
Example sentences :
  • He was buried at Dublin, with an epitaph recording his cowardice.
  • Extract from : « Cameos from English History, from Rollo to Edward II » by Charlotte Mary Yonge
  • He closes the letter by saying, "There's a poem for you; it is rather too long for an epitaph."
  • Extract from : « Concerning Cats » by Helen M. Winslow
  • But, now, the memory of it has been awakened within me by you, and I have read you its epitaph.
  • Extract from : « A Hero of Our Time » by M. Y. Lermontov
  • He was also asked to write an epitaph on John Frederick Roorbach.
  • Extract from : « The Politician Out-Witted » by Samuel Low
  • The most beautiful thing he has done—to my mind—is his epitaph.
  • Extract from : « My Contemporaries In Fiction » by David Christie Murray
  • The world has long since written the word "Failure" as an epitaph for Robert Owen.
  • Extract from : « Socialism » by John Spargo
  • There his epitaph may be read in fine bold lettering, still distinct.
  • Extract from : « Memoirs » by Charles Godfrey Leland
  • I would have for my epitaph your smile and the whimsical irony of your comment.
  • Extract from : « Erik Dorn » by Ben Hecht
  • A marble sarcophagus was found, containing his body, and his epitaph.
  • Extract from : « Pagan and Christian Rome » by Rodolfo Lanciani
  • One was of Terentia Tulliola, daughter of Cicero; the other had no epitaph.
  • Extract from : « Pagan and Christian Rome » by Rodolfo Lanciani

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