as in inscriptions
something inscribed on a gravestone in memory of a dead person
The epitaph reads "In loving memory of John Gray: husband, father, soldier."
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inscriptions
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Their inscriptions have faded and succumbed to ivy, leaving thousands of nameless stones in the thicket.—
Shira Li Bartov,
Sun Sentinel,
27 Feb. 2025 -
When the team recently put the fragments together, some of the inscriptions completed one another.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN,
23 Feb. 2025
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“Epitaphs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/epitaphs. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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