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1. epitaph
noun. ['ˈɛpəˌtæf'] an inscription on a tombstone or monument in memory of the person buried there.
Synonyms
Etymology
- epitafe (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- epitaphium (Latin)
Rhymes with Epitaph
- bickerstaff
- biggerstaff
- falstaff
- flagstaff
- grandstaff
- grandstaff
- grindstaff
- hackstaff
- longstaff
- overstaff
- pinkstaff
- understaff
- wagstaff
How do you pronounce epitaph?
Pronounce epitaph as ˈɛpəˌtæf.
US - How to pronounce epitaph in American English
UK - How to pronounce epitaph in British English
Sentences with epitaph
1. Noun, singular or mass
An angry resignation letter will become your epitaph.
Quotes about epitaph
1. If I should ever die, God forbid, let this be my epitaph:THE ONLY PROOF HE NEEDEDFOR THE EXISTENCE OF GODWAS MUSIC
- Kurt Vonnegut
2. Would you like me to [kill you] now?"asked Snape, his voice heavy with irony. "Or would you like a few moments to compose an epitaph?
- J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
3. And were an epitaph to be my story I'd have a short one ready for my own. I would have written of me on my stone: I had a lover's quarrel with the world.
- Robert Frost
