Look up: epitaph

1. Epitaph
   A short poem written to be carved on a gravestone. W.B.Yeats wrote his own epitaph e.g.
   Cast a cold eye
   On life, on death.
   Horseman, pass by!
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2. epitaph
   [n] - a summary statement of commemoration for a dead person 2. [n] - an inscription on a tombstone or monument in memory of the person buried there
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3. Epitaph
   engraved wording on a tombstone. May be selected by the deceased or his/her family. Some will choose extracts from the Bible or from literature; others will compose their own epitaph.
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4. Epitaph
   Ep'i·taph noun [ French épitaphe , Latin epitaphium a funeral oration, from Greek ..., orig. an adj., over or at a tomb; 'epi` upon + ... tomb. Confer Cenotaph .] 1. An inscription on, or at, a tomb, or a grave,...
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5. Epitaph
   Ep'i·taph transitive verb To commemorate by an epitaph. [ R.] « Let me be epitaphed the inventor of English hexameters.» G. Harvey.
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6. Epitaph
   Ep'i·taph intransitive verb To write or speak after the manner of an epitaph. [ R.] « The common in their speeches epitaph upon him . . . 'He lived as a wolf and died as a dog.'» Bp. Hall.
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7. epitaph
   noun an inscription on a tombstone or monument in memory of the person buried there
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8. Epitaph
   • (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,...
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9. Epitaph
   (from the article `jazz`) ...Fables of Faubus (1959), and Peggy`s Blue Skylight (1961) to the monumental two-and-a-half-hour, posthumously premiered Epitaph. Accumulated ...
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10. epitaph
    an inscription in verse or prose upon a tomb; and, by extension, anything written as if to be inscribed on a tomb. Probably the earliest surviving ... [1 related articles]
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11. epitaph
    epitaph (EP i taf') 1. An inscription on a tombstone or monument commemorating the person buried there; occasionally, a brief composition characterizing a deceased person, and expressed as if intended to be inscribed on his tombstone. 2. A short speech or piece of writing celebrating the life of a recently deceased person. 3. A short compo...
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12. epitaph
    a burial inscription, often in verse. Philip Reder's Epitaphs (London: Michael Joseph, 1969) collected authentic examples, largely from British gravestones. Here are two: Here lies Robert Wallis, Clerk of All Hallows, King o...
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13. epitaph
    epitaph, strictly, an inscription on a tomb; by extension, a statement, usually in verse, commemorating the dead. The earliest such inscriptions are those found on Egyptian sarcophagi. In England epitaphs did not begin to assume a literary character until the time of Elizabeth I. Ben Jonson, John Mi...
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14. Epitaph
    An epitaph is a short composition in verse or prose, nominally for the tomb of a deceased person or monument in honour or memory of the dead, and generally setting forth his or her virtues and the survivors' regrets. Epitaphs were in use both among the Greeks and Romans. The Greeks distinguished by ...
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15. epitaph
    Inscription on a tomb, or a short tribute to a dead person
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16. Epitaph
    An `epitaph` (from ἐπιτάφιον--> epitaphion "a funeral oration" from ἐπί epi "at, over" and τάφος taphos "tomb") is a short text honoring a deceased person, strictly speaking that is inscr...
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17. Epitaph
    (King Crimson album) `Epitaph` is a live 4CD set of concert performances and radio sessions by the band King Crimson, released in 1997. Volumes 1 and 2 (Discs 1 and 2) were available in retail shops, and the set included a flyer with instructions on how to obtain Volumes 3 and 4 (Discs...
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18. Epitaph
    (Charles Mingus album) `Epitaph` is a composition by jazz musician Charles Mingus. It is over 4000 measures long, takes more than two hours to perform, and was only completely discovered during the cataloguing process after his death. With the help of a grant from the Ford Foundation, ...
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19. Epitaph
    (Necrophagist album) `Epitaph` is the second studio album by German death metal band Necrophagist released by Relapse Records on August 3, 2004. Unlike on Onset of Putrefaction, guitarist and vocalist Muhammed Suiçmez recorded the album alongside a group of live musicians. Tr...
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20. Epitaph
    (song) "`Epitaph`" (from the Greek word Epitaphios - Επιτάφιος) is the third track from the British progressive rock band King Crimson`s debut album, In the Court of the Crimson King. The song makes heavy use of the mellotron, and...
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21. Epitaph
    (film) `Epitaph` (기담/奇談 - Gidam) is a 2007 South Korean film directed by brothers Jung Sik and Jung Beom-sik. The movie is a horror film set primarily in 1942, while South Korea was under the colonial rule of Japan. It is framed by scenes set in 1979. Plot...
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