- (n.) A brief writing formed as if to be inscribed on a monument, as that concerning Alexander: "Sufficit huic tumulus, cui non sufficeret orbis.".
- (v.t.) To commemorate by an epitaph.
- (v.i.) To write or speak after the manner of an epitaph.
- (n.) An inscription on or at, a tomb or a grave, in memory or commendation of the one buried there; a sepulchral inscription.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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