epitaph

A noun referring to a short text or inscription written on a tombstone or monument in memory of a deceased person.

ruСуществительное, обозначающее короткий текст или надпись на надгробии или памятнике в память об умершем человеке.esSustantivo que designa un texto breve o inscripción en una lápida o monumento funerario en memoria de una persona fallecida.frNom désignant un court texte ou une inscription gravée sur une pierre tombale ou un monument à la mémoire d'une personne décédée.deKurzer Text oder Inschrift auf einem Grabstein oder Denkmal zum Gedenken an einen Verstorbenen.ptSubstantivo que designa um texto curto ou inscrição feita em uma lápide ou monumento em memória de uma pessoa falecida.zh名词，指刻在墓碑或纪念碑上的简短文字，用以纪念逝者。arاسم يشير إلى نص قصير أو كتابة تُنقش على شاهد قبر أو نصب تذكاري تخليدًا لذكرى شخص متوفى.

1. Inscription on a tombstone C1 formal

   A short text written in memory of a deceased person, usually carved on their tombstone.

   • The epitaph on his grave reads 'Beloved father and friend'.
   • She composed a beautiful epitaph for her grandmother.
   • Many ancient epitaphs provide insight into historical lives.

   ruЭпитафияesInscripción en una lápidafrInscription funérairedeGrabinschriftptEpitáfiozh墓志铭arنقش القبر

   Synonyms: inscription

2. Figurative memorial C2 formal

   Something that serves as a final statement or summary of a person's life, career, or legacy.

   • The biography served as an epitaph for the forgotten artist.
   • His final speech was an epitaph for his political career.
   • The museum exhibit became an epitaph for the lost civilization.

   ruЭпитафия (в переносном смысле)esEpitafio figuradofrMémorial figurédeEpitaph (im übertragenen Sinne)ptEpitáfio (sentido figurado)zh墓志铭（比喻义）arشاهد القبر المجازي

   Synonyms: commemorationeulogymemorialobituaryremembrancetestamenttribute

• epitaphs plural form
• epitaphs' possessive plural form
• epitaph's possessive singular form