epitaph

🇬🇧 UK/'epitɑ:f/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

n.

An inscription on a gravestone or a short text written in memory of a deceased person

墓志铭;碑文

v.

To commemorate someone with an epitaph

为…题写墓志铭

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
epiupon, over, near
+
taphroot
=epitaph

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The epitaph on the gravestone read 'Beloved Father and Friend'.

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