epitaph

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Old French epitaphe < Latin epitaphium (“‘eulogy’”) < Ancient Greek ἐπιτάφιος (epitaphios), “‘relating to a funeral’”) < ἐπί (epi), “‘over’”) + τάφος (taphos), “‘tomb’”).

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epitaph (plural epitaphs)

1. An inscription on a gravestone.

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