Main Entry: ep·i·taph

Pronunciation: \ˈe-pə-ˌtaf\

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 \ˌe-pə-ˈta-fē-əl\ adjective

— ep·i·taph·ic \-ˈta-fik\ adjective