Definition of Epitaph
Epitaph
ep·i·taph


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(noun)
words in memory of a person who has died, often inscribed on their grave or tombstone;

e.g. His epitaph included his favorite poem from Elizabeth Barrett Browning.

(noun)
something by which someone or something will be remembered;

e.g. The photo of her with the president will serve as an epitaph to her greatest day at her internship at the White House.



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