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5 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Epitaph \Ep"i*taph\, n. [F. ['e]pitaphe, L. epitaphium a funeral oration, fr Gr ?, orig. an adj., over or at a tomb; 'epi` 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. --Shak. 2. A brief writing formed as if to be inscribed on a monument, as that concerning Alexander: ``Sufficit huic tumulus, cui non sufficeret orbis.'' From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Epitaph \Ep"i*taph\, v. t. To commemorate by an epitaph. [R.] Let me be epitaphed the inventor of English hexameters. --G. Harvey. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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.'' --Bp. Hall. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: epitaph n 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 From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]: EPITAPH, n. An inscription on a tomb, showing that virtues acquired by death have a retroactive effect. Following is a touching example: Here lie the bones of Parson Platt, Wise, pious, humble and all that Who showed us life as all should live it Let that be said -- and God forgive it!
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