[ˈɛpɪtɑːf], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a phrase or form of words written in memory of a person who has died, especially as an inscription on a tombstone


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French epitaphe, via Latin from Greek epitaphion ‘funeral oration’, neuter of ephitaphios ‘over or at a tomb’, from epi ‘upon’ + taphos ‘tomb’