Associations to the word «Epitaph»

Wiktionary

EPITAPH, noun. An inscription on a gravestone in memory of the deceased.
EPITAPH, noun. A poem or other short text written in memory of a deceased person.
EPITAPH, verb. (intransitive) To write or speak after the manner of an epitaph.
EPITAPH, verb. (transitive) To commemorate by an epitaph.

Dictionary definition

EPITAPH, noun. An inscription on a tombstone or monument in memory of the person buried there.
EPITAPH, noun. A summary statement of commemoration for a dead person.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley