n.
Pronunciation: ' e-p ə - ˌ taf
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English epitaphe, from Anglo-French & Medieval Latin; Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin epitaphium, from Latin, funeral oration, from Greek epitaphion, from epi- + taphos tomb, funeral
Date: 14th century
1 : an inscription on or at a tomb or a grave in memory of the one buried there
2 : a brief statement commemorating or epitomizing a deceased person or something past
– ep · i · taph · ial \ ˌ e-p ə - ' ta-f ē - ə l \ adjective
– ep · i · taph · ic \ - ' ta-fik \ adjective