epitaph

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- \ˈe-pə-ˌtaf\
- /ˈep.ɪ.tɑːf/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- \ˈe-pə-ˌtaf\

Definitions of epitaph word

noun epitaph A phrase or statement written in memory of a person who has died, especially as an inscription on a tombstone. 1
noun epitaph inscription on a gravestone 1
noun epitaph tribute to a dead person 1
countable noun epitaph An epitaph is a short piece of writing about someone who is dead, often carved on their grave. 0
noun epitaph a commemorative inscription on a tombstone or monument 0
noun epitaph a speech or written passage composed in commemoration of a dead person 0

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Parts of speech for Epitaph

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Epitaph

epitaph popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

epitaph usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for epitaph

noun epitaph

inscription — something inscribed.
legend — a nonhistorical or unverifiable story handed down by tradition from earlier times and popularly accepted as historical.
caption — A caption is the words printed underneath a picture or cartoon which explain what it is about.
epigraph — An inscription on a building, statue, or coin.
elegy — A poem of serious reflection, typically a lament for the dead.

All 12 Synonyms of epitaph