Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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epitaph | Yes | No | No | No |
inscription | Yes | No | No | No |
epitaph (noun) | inscription (noun) |
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an inscription on a tombstone or monument in memory of the person buried there | the activity of inscribing (especially carving or engraving) letters or words |
a summary statement of commemoration for a dead person | letters inscribed (especially words engraved or carved) on something |
a short message (as in a book or musical work or on a photograph) dedicating it to someone or something |