Here lies one who meant well, tried a little, failed much: — surely that may be his epitaph of which he need not be ashamed.
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Epitaph
/ˈɛp.ɪˌtæf/
Synonyms for "epitaph" (7 found)
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Noun(1 words)
grave inscription
Related words (3)
Noun(3 words)
memorial inscriptionmemorial poemtombstone inscription
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5 entriescommemorative epitaphelegiac poemfunerary epitaphmemorial epitaphmemorial lyric
Collocations
6 entriesLatin epitaphepitaph inscriptionfunerary epitaphgrave epitaphmemorial epitaphtombstone epitaph
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2 entriesSample sentences
13 total sentences available.
An epitaph is an inscription on a tomb, showing that virtues acquired by death have a retroactive effect.
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If I should ever die, God forbid, let this be my epitaph: The only proof he needed for the existence of God was music.
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The epitaph engraved on the headstone was a meaningful, succinct poem.
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