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- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
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noun |
| definition 1: |
on a gravestone or tomb, an inscription commemorating the dead person.
For his epitaph, his widow chose words from one of his favorite poems. |
| definition 2: |
a brief writing in praise of one who has died.
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adjective + (n.)epitaph
appropriate, english, famous, fitting, following, nice, perfect, poetic, political, racial, ready, terrible, worthy
verb + (n.)epitaph
contain, deliver, inscribe, read, record, utter, write
noun + (n.)epitaph
anniversary,
burial,
cemetery,
derangement,
era,
gravestone,
headstone,
inscription,
label,
labor,
marble,
peach,
poem,
poet,
portion,
record,
rubbing,
stone,
tomb,
tombstone,
track,
variation,
verse
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| derivations: |
epitaphic (adj.), epitaphist (n.) |
The word epitaph
contains the following part:
epi-, eph-, ep-
Greek
prefix
that means on, upon, over; beyond, after, outside
  Example words:
ephemeral, ephemeris, epiblast, epicalyx, epicanthus, epicardium, epicarp, epicene, epidemic, epidermis, epiglottis, epigram, epigraph, epigraphy, epigynous, epilepsy, epilimnion, epilogue, Epiphany, epiphyte, episode, epistemology, epistle, epistolary, epitaph, epithalamium, epithelium, epithet, epitome, epizootic, epoch, epode, eponym
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