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