Meanings
Origin
- Ancient Greekτάφος“grave”
- English-taph
From Ancient Greek τάφος (táphos, “grave”) as a final member of compounds. Doublet of tapho-.
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Rhymes with -taph
staffhalfbehalfgraphlaughcoughcalfaffRAFcafgraffpolygraphcarafetaffchaffgaffstaphgaffenaffcaffdaffwaffelectrocardiographbaff
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APA
-taph. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-taph
MLA
“-taph.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-taph. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-taph,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-taph.
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