epitaph

as in inscription
something inscribed on a gravestone in memory of a dead person The epitaph reads "In loving memory of John Gray: husband, father, soldier."

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Recent Examples of epitaph She was recently asked what would be on her epitaph, according to her publishing company. Gabriella Rudy, NBC News, 25 Nov. 2024 No name, no year of birth, no year of death, no epitaph. Mosab Abu Toha, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024 Hackett stopped short, however, of writing the lion’s epitaph. Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 26 Sep. 2024 The Middle East’s return to repression provides a tragic epitaph to the post-9/11 era. Shadi Hamid, Foreign Affairs, 8 Sep. 2021 See all Example Sentences for epitaph 

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“Epitaph.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/epitaph. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.

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