Plural of epitaph
regular plural
The plural of epitaph is epitaphs.
Forms of epitaph
| Singular | epitaph /ˈɛp.ɪˌtɑːf/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | epitaphs |
| Countable | countable |
Epitaphs in a sentence
- But the epitaphs have gone.1909, Eric Parker, chapter XXIII, in Highways and Byways in Surrey
- By contrast, the Statilian epitaphs are typically very simple plaques, with shorter, often poorly executed texts.2013, Michele George, Roman Slavery and Roman Material Culture, →ISBN. From the entry Statilian
- In a collection of epitaphs, the epitaphologist Lady Johnson-Ferguson noted that this was to be found upon a stone near Scotland’s highest railway station at Dalnaspidal.1990, Raymond Lamont-Brown, “What did they dae?”, in Scottish Epitaphs, Chambers, →ISBN, section “Dalnaspidal, Perthshire”, page 39. From the entry epitaphologist
Meaning of epitaph
- noun An inscription on a gravestone in memory of the deceased.
- noun A poem or other short text written in memory of a deceased person.
- verb To write or speak after the manner of an epitaph.
Questions about the plural of epitaph
- What is the plural of epitaph?
- The plural of epitaph is epitaphs.
- Is epitaph countable?
- Epitaph is a countable noun.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: epitaph (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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