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epitapher

/ˈɛpɪˌtæfə(ɹ)/

epitapher noun: a writer of epitaphs; and epitaphist.

Noun

epitapher (plural epitaphers)

  1. A writer of epitaphs; and epitaphist.
    • By this blessed cuppe of sacke which I now holde in my hand, and drinke to the health of all Christen soules in, thou art a puissant Epitapher.1592, Thomas Nashe, Strange News of the Intercepting Certain Letters

Forms of epitapher

pluralepitaphers

Origin of epitapher

From epitaph + -er.

Questions about epitapher

What does epitapher mean?
Epitapher means a writer of epitaphs; and epitaphist.
What part of speech is epitapher?
Epitapher is a noun.
How do you pronounce epitapher?
Epitapher is pronounced /ˈɛpɪˌtæfə(ɹ)/.
What is the plural of epitapher?
The plural of epitapher is epitaphers.

Words near epitapher in the dictionary

  1. episymbiosis
  2. episymbiotic
  3. episynaloephe
  4. epitaph
  5. epitaphed
  6. epitapher
  7. epitaphers
  8. epitaphial
  9. epitaphian
  10. epitaphic
  11. epitaphical

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