- Epitaph is a (short) piece of writing or a poem about a dead person, written on their gravestone
- Short piece of writing on a gravestone in memory of a dead person
- Inscription on a tomb
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Etymology & Origin of epitaph
First coined circa 1200. from the Medieval Latin word 'epitaphium'