1.A phrase or form of words written in memory of a person who has died, especially as an inscription on a tombstone.
‘All the tombstones were well carved, and some had wonderful epitaphs written on them; one, belonging to a 22 year old woman said ‘Those who seek me with all their heart shall find me where they least expect’.’
‘The recent inscription of his epitaph upon their large granite gravestone gave him a sense of contentment and presaged a new era for humankind.’
2.Something by which a person, time, or event will be remembered.
‘the story makes a sorry epitaph to a great career’
noun
‘All the tombstones were well carved, and some had wonderful epitaphs written on them; one, belonging to a 22 year old woman said ‘Those who seek me with all their heart shall find me where they least expect’.’
