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epitaph

/ˈepəˌtæf/EH-puh-taf
/ˈɛpəˌtæf/EH-puh-taf

Meaningupon a tomb

Common meaning: words written on a tomb

‘upon’ + ‘a burial’ → epitaph

Journey through time

  1. Greekτάφος‘a burial’
  2. Latinepitaphium
  3. Frenchepitaphe
  4. Middle Englishepitaphesource
  5. Englishepitaph‘words written on a tomb’ · today

epi- also in: episodeepistleepithetepitomeepigraph

taph also in: cenotaph

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Greek τάφος ‘a burial; a grave’.

Roots

Related words

cenotaph

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