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epitaphian

epitaphian adjective: relating to, or of the nature of, an epitaph.

Adjective

epitaphian (comparative more epitaphian, superlative most epitaphian)

  1. Relating to, or of the nature of, an epitaph.
    • to imitate the noble Pericles in his Epitaphian Speech,1641, John Milton, Animadversions upon the Remonstrants Defence against Smectymnuus; republished in A Complete Collection of the Historical, Political, and Miscellaneous Works of John Milton, […]...
    Synonyms:
    epitaphial

Synonyms of epitaphian

Forms of epitaphian

comparativemore epitaphian
superlativemost epitaphian

Origin of epitaphian

From epitaph + -ian?

Questions about epitaphian

What does epitaphian mean?
Epitaphian means relating to, or of the nature of, an epitaph.
What part of speech is epitaphian?
Epitaphian is an adjective.

Words near epitaphian in the dictionary

  1. epitaph
  2. epitaphed
  3. epitapher
  4. epitaphers
  5. epitaphial
  6. epitaphian
  7. epitaphic
  8. epitaphical
  9. epitaphically
  10. epitaphics
  11. epitaphing

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