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epitaph (EP i taf") (s) (noun), epitaphs (pl)
1. An inscription on a tombstone or monument commemorating the person buried there; occasionally, a brief composition characterizing a deceased person, and expressed as if intended to be inscribed on his tombstone: "After the accident in space, the students in the science exploration class were asked to write epitaphs about each of the astronauts who died."
2. A short speech or piece of writing celebrating the life of a recently deceased person: "The politician was asked to read the epitaph that the newspaper editor had written honoring the local city mayor who had died last week."

"An elegy is also known as a commemoration or a memoir for someone who has passed on."

"Sometimes an epitaph is a monumental lie."

Inscription on a tomb stone or a monument.
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Quotes: Epitaphs
Statements that lie above about those who lie below: epitaph quotes.
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(statement that lies above about the one who lies below)
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A short composition in prose or verse, which is written as a tribute to someone who is dead; sometimes it is a monumental lie. (1)
(when visiting old graveyards and examining the epitaphs on gravestones, there are certain words and phrases which could be difficult or impossible to understand without knowing what the words in this unit mean)
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Graveyard Words for a Greater Understanding of Epitaphs

Lists of words used on old gravestones which used Latin terms.

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