Epitaph Definition

ĕpĭ-tăf

epitaphs

noun

An inscription on a tomb or gravestone in memory of the person buried there.

Webster's New World

A brief literary piece commemorating a deceased person.

American Heritage

A short composition in prose or verse, written as a tribute to a dead person, past event, etc.

Webster's New World

Synonyms:

verb

(intransitive) To write or speak after the manner of an epitaph.

Wiktionary

To commemorate by an epitaph.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Epitaph

Singular:

epitaph

Plural:

epitaphs

Middle English from Old French epitaphe from Latin epitaphium from Greek epitaphion from neuter of epitaphios funerary epi- epi- taphos tomb

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Old French epitafe, from Latin epitaphium (“eulogy”), from Ancient Greek ἐπιτάφιος (epitaphios, “relating to a funeral”), from ἐπί (epi, “over”) + τάφος (taphos, “tomb”).

From Wiktionary