Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

epitaphian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: epi-taphi-an
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to, or of the nature of, an epitaph.

Example Sentences

"to imitate the noble Pericles in his Epitaphian Speech,"

Etymology

From epitaph + -ian?

Word Breakdown

Suffix: epitaph

Inflected Forms

more epitaphian (comparative) most epitaphian (superlative)

Synonyms

epitaphial

Questions

What does epitaphian mean?: Relating to, or of the nature of, an epitaph.
Where does epitaphian come from?: From epitaph + -ian?

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