epitaphic
English edit
Etymology edit
Adjective edit
epitaphic (not comparable)
- Pertaining to an epitaph.
Noun edit
epitaphic (plural epitaphics)
- (rare) An epitaph.
- 1548, Nicholas Udal, The first tome or volume of the Paraphrase of Erasmus vpon the newe testamente:
- An epitaphic is the writinge that is sette on deade mennes toumbes or graues in memory or commendacion of the parties there buried.
- 1769, John Leland, The Itinerary, page 100:
- There lyeth buryed in the Body of the Paroche Churche of Thormerton one Petrine De la Ryvers with a Frenche Epitaphic .
- 2015, James Eric Black, Walt Kelly and Pogo: The Art of the Political Swamp, page 52:
- Hearst's Journal-American […] began its snarky epitaphic on the Star this way:
The New York Star wrote is[sic] own obituary today, ceasing publication seven months after it succeeded the newspaper PM […] Demise of the Star threw 408 employees out of jobs […]