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- n (-es/-) epitaph
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
epitaph — mid 14c., from O.Fr. epitaphe (12c.) and directly from M.L. epitaphium funeral oration, eulogy, from Gk. epitaphion a funeral oration, neut. of epitaphos of a funeral, from epi at, over (see EPI (Cf. epi )) + taphos tomb, funeral rites, from PIE… … Etymology dictionary