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# epitaph

noun (epitaphs)

«epitaph» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A short saying or words cut on a gravestone to say who lies there, and sometimes what they were like. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/epitaph/#m1)

### In the lessons

in stories, a short last remark or words that sum up a person's life, as if carved on their stone

### Examples

- "Away! Begone!" was all the epitaph he spoke. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/epitaph/#x1)
- Write a short epitaph for the old king's stone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/epitaph/#x2)
- Her epitaph said that she always kept her promises. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/epitaph/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «epitaph» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/epitaph/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«epitaph» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/epitaph.html) on Mova free.