epitaphic

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adjective

Pertaining to an epitaph.

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Meanings

adjectiveepitaphic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablePertaining to an epitaph.
nounepitaphic (plural epitaphics)

plural epitaphics

  1. rareAn epitaph.

    Hearst's Journal-American[…]began its snarky epitaphic on the Star this way:

    2015, James Eric Black, Walt Kelly and Pogo: The Art of the Political Swamp, page 52
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    An epitaphic is the writinge that is sette on deade mennes toumbes or graues in memory or commendacion of the parties there buried.

    1548, Nicholas Udal, The first tome or volume of the Paraphrase of Erasmus vpon the newe testamente

    There lyeth buryed in the Body of the Paroche Churche of Thormerton one Petrine De la Ryvers with a Frenche Epitaphic .

    1769, John Leland, The Itinerary, page 100

Origin

From epitaph + -ic.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

epitaphic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epitaphic

MLA

“epitaphic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epitaphic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “epitaphic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epitaphic.

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