epitaph
🇺🇸
/ˈepɪtæf/
🇬🇧
/ˈepɪtɑːf/
noun
R
A message or words written on a gravestone to honor a person who has died.
The epitaph on the tombstone read: 'A loving mother and wife, always in our hearts.'
R
Something that serves as a reminder of a person, event, or period of time that has passed.
The old factory building stands as an epitaph to the town's industrial past.
translation
A message or words written on a gravestone to honor a person who has died.; Something that serves as a reminder of a person, event, or period of time that has passed.
Word Forms
Plural
epitaphs