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An epitaph is an inscription, typically engraved on a tombstone or monument, that commemorates a deceased person. It matters because it preserves a brief written tribute to the dead and often serves as a historical record of how people wanted to be remembered.
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- Anonyme français - Epitaphe de Bernat at de Gardoh - Musée des Augustins - RA 586.jpg
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- described by source
- Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language
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- epigraph
- topic's main category
- Category:Epitaphs (text)
- Commons category
- Epitaph (texts)
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墓誌銘，又稱坟记，或圹记，為文體名，在墳墓中或墳墓上，以死者生平事蹟所寫的一份簡介，尤其對於偉大或值得紀念的人其墓經常有墓誌銘，在中國和西方都有這種習俗的存在，另外中國古代還有祭文、行狀的寫法。但是近代中國已不流行寫墓誌銘。
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