how to pronounce epitaph

/ˈɛp.ɪ.tɑːf/

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epitaph is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of epitaph in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… of the epitaph nullius in verba which …”

meanings of epitaph

noun:

A poem or other short text written in memory of a deceased person.
An inscription on a gravestone in memory of the deceased.

verb:

To commemorate by an epitaph.
To write or speak after the manner of an epitaph.

epitaph frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word epitaph occurs in english on average 1.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics epitaph can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that epitaph can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;