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n. An inscription on a tombstone in memory of the one buried there.

n. A brief literary piece commemorating a deceased person.

n. An inscription on a gravestone in memory of the deceased.

n. A poem or other short text written in memory of a deceased person.

v. To write or speak after the manner of an epitaph.

n. An inscription on, or at, a tomb, or a grave, in memory or commendation of the one buried there; a sepulchral inscription.

n. A brief writing formed as if to be inscribed on a monument, as that concerning Alexander: “Sufficit huic tumulus, cui non sufficeret orbis.”

v. To commemorate by an epitaph.

verb-intransitive. To write or speak after the manner of an epitaph.

n. An inscription on a tomb or monument in honor or memory of the dead.

n. A brief enunciation or sentiment relating to a deceased person, in prose or verse, composed as if to be inscribed on a monument.

n. One of the most pleasing epitaphs in general literature is that by Pope on Gay:

To commemorate in an epitaph.

To make epitaphs; use the epitaphic style.

n. a summary statement of commemoration for a dead person

n. an inscription on a tombstone or monument in memory of the person buried there

"And her epitaph is delivered by Ben, who says without any hint of irony, “I guess the island was done with her.”"

commemoration    memorial    remembrance    lettering    inscription   

eulogy    obituary   

inscription   

inscription    sonnet    monument    epigram    eulogy    memorial    preface    tombstone    aphorism    saying