epitaphs

plural of epitaph
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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  • 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 2 May. 2025.

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