— epitaphic /ep'i taf"ik/ , adj. — epitaphist , n. — epitaphless , adj.
/ep"i taf', -tahf'/ , n.
1. a commemorative inscription on a tomb or mortuary monument about the person buried at that site.
2. a brief poem or other writing in praise of a deceased person.
v.t.
3. to commemorate in or with an epitaph.
[ 1350-1400; ME epitaphe epitaphium epitáphion over or at a tomb, equiv. to epi- EPI- + táph ( os ) tomb + -ion n., adj. suffix ]