EPITAPH


Meaning of EPITAPH in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈe-pə-ˌtaf ]

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 ˌe-pə-ˈta-fē-əl adjective

• ep·i·taph·ic -ˈta-fik adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.