Epitaph

[Ep·i*taph]

An epitaph is an inscription on a gravestone. Famous for his comedic jabs at the City of Brotherly Love, writer W.C. Fields once said he wanted "I'd rather be living in Philadelphia" as the epitaph on his tombstone.

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An inscription on, or at, a tomb, or a grave, in memory or commendation of the one buried there; a sepulchral inscription.

Noun
an inscription on a tombstone or monument in memory of the person buried there

Noun
a summary statement of commemoration for a dead person

n.
An inscription on, or at, a tomb, or a grave, in memory or commendation of the one buried there; a sepulchral inscription.

n.
A brief writing formed as if to be inscribed on a monument, as that concerning Alexander: "Sufficit huic tumulus, cui non sufficeret orbis."

v. t.
To commemorate by an epitaph.

v. i.
To write or speak after the manner of an epitaph.

Epitaph

Ep"i*taph , n. [F. '82pitaphe, L. epitaphium a funeral oration, fr. Gr. , orig. an adj., over or at a tomb; upon + tomb. Cf. Cenotaph.] 1. An inscription on, or at, a tomb, or a grave, in memory or commendation of the one buried there; a sepulchral inscription.
Hang her an epitaph upon her tomb.
2. A brief writing formed as if to be inscribed on a monument, as that concerning Alexander: "Sufficit huic tumulus, cui non sufficeret orbis."

Epitaph

Ep"i*taph, v. t. To commemorate by an epitaph. [R.]
Let me be epitaphed the inventor of English hexameters.

Epitaph

Ep"i*taph, v. i. To write or speak after the manner of an epitaph. [R.]
The common in their speeches epitaph upon him . . . "He lived as a wolf and died as a dog."

An inscription on, or at, a tomb, or a grave, in memory or commendation of the one buried there; a sepulchral inscription.

To commemorate by an epitaph.

To write or speak after the manner of an epitaph.

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Usage Examples

It's been such a deep and amazing journey for me, getting close to John Keats, and also I love Shelley and Byron. I mean, the thing about the Romantic poets is that they've got the epitaph of romantic posthumously. They all died really young, and Keats, the youngest of them all.

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Other Usage Examples

The rarest quality in an epitaph is truth.