English words for 'Pertaining to an epitaph.'
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- That which serves the purpose of commemorating; a memorial.
- (religion) The specification of individual saints in the prayers for the dead.
- (UK) The great festival of the Oxford academic year, usually taking place on the third Wednesday after Trinity Sunday.
- The act of commemorating; an observance or celebration to honor the memory of some person or event.
- a ceremony to honor the memory of someone or something
- a recognition of meritorious service
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adj
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- A brief notice of a person's death, especially one published in a newspaper or other publication; also (obsolete), the section of a newspaper where notices of deaths are published.
- (historical) A register of deaths, especially one maintained by a religious institution; a necrology.
- (figurative) An announcement or description of the end of something.
- (by extension) A brief biography of a person (especially one who is well-known) who has recently died, usually describing their life and achievements, particularly in the form of an article in a news publication or an item in a news broadcast.
- a notice of someone's death; usually includes a short biography
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- (heraldry) A mark of dishonor on an escutcheon; any figure added to the coat of arms tending to lower the dignity or station of the bearer.
- Forcible entry of a stranger into an inheritance when the person seised of it dies, and before the heir or devisee can take possession; ouster.
- The act of abating, or the state of being abated; a lessening, diminution, or reduction; a moderation; removal or putting an end to; the suppression.
- A beating down, a putting down.
- (Scotland) Waste of stuff in preparing to size.
- A quashing, a judicial defeat, the rendering abortive by law.
- (law) The reduction of the proceeds of a will, when the debts have not yet been satisfied; the reduction of taxes due.
- An amount abated; that which is taken away by way of reduction; deduction; decrease; a rebate or discount allowed; in particular from a tax.
- (law) The action of a person that abates, or without proper authority enters a residence after the death of the owner and before the heir takes possession.
- rebatement, real or imaginary marks of disgrace affixed to an escutcheon.
- (accounting) The deduction of minor revenues incidental to an operation in calculating the cost of the operation.
- the act of abating
- an interruption in the intensity or amount of something
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- Something, such as a monument, by which someone or something is remembered.
- A chronicle or memoir.
- (chiefly Christianity) A service of remembrance or commemoration.
- (law) A statement of facts set out in the form of a petition to a person in authority, a court or tribunal, a government, etc.
- a recognition of meritorious service
- a written statement of facts submitted in conjunction with a petition to an authority
- a structure erected to commemorate persons or events
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- A monument to the dead; a gravestone or tombstone.
- (medicine) A hard, stone-like deposit.
- (botany) The central part of some fruits, particularly drupes; consisting of the seed and a hard endocarp layer.
- (countable, geology) A piece of such material: a rock or a pebble.
- (uncountable, geology) A hard earthen substance that can form rocks; especially, such substance when regarded as a building material.
- (British) A unit of weight equal to 14 pounds (≈6.3503 kilograms), formerly used for various commodities (wool, cheese, etc.), but now principally used for personal weight. Abbreviated as st.
- (curling) A 42-pound, precisely shaped piece of granite with a handle attached, which is bowled down the ice.
- A dull light grey or beige, like that of some stones.
- (board games) A playing piece made of any hard material, used in various board games such as backgammon and go.
- (printing, historical) A stand or table with a smooth, flat top of stone, commonly marble, on which to arrange the pages of a book, newspaper, etc. before printing.
- A gemstone, a jewel, especially a diamond.
- a lack of feeling or expression or movement
- the hard inner (usually woody) layer of the pericarp of some fruits (as peaches or plums or cherries or olives) that contains the seed
- an avoirdupois unit used to measure the weight of a human body; equal to 14 pounds
- building material consisting of a piece of rock hewn in a definite shape for a special purpose
- a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
- a crystalline rock that can be cut and polished for jewelry
- material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust
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- (intransitive) To form a stone during growth, with reference to fruit etc.
- (transitive) To wall or wall up with stones.
- (intransitive, Singapore, slang) To do nothing, to stare blankly into space and not pay attention when relaxing or when bored.
- (transitive, slang) Especially of cannabis or narcotics: To intoxicate. (Usually in passive)
- (transitive) To lap with an abrasive stone to remove surface irregularities.
- (transitive) To remove a stone from (fruit etc.).
- (transitive) To pelt with stones; especially, to kill by pelting with stones.
- kill by throwing stones at
- remove the pits from
noun
- That which serves the purpose of commemorating; a memorial.
- (religion) The specification of individual saints in the prayers for the dead.
- (UK) The great festival of the Oxford academic year, usually taking place on the third Wednesday after Trinity Sunday.
- The act of commemorating; an observance or celebration to honor the memory of some person or event.
- a ceremony to honor the memory of someone or something
- a recognition of meritorious service
verb
noun
noun
noun
- (heraldry) A mark of dishonor on an escutcheon; any figure added to the coat of arms tending to lower the dignity or station of the bearer.
- Forcible entry of a stranger into an inheritance when the person seised of it dies, and before the heir or devisee can take possession; ouster.
- The act of abating, or the state of being abated; a lessening, diminution, or reduction; a moderation; removal or putting an end to; the suppression.
- A beating down, a putting down.
- (Scotland) Waste of stuff in preparing to size.
- A quashing, a judicial defeat, the rendering abortive by law.
- (law) The reduction of the proceeds of a will, when the debts have not yet been satisfied; the reduction of taxes due.
- An amount abated; that which is taken away by way of reduction; deduction; decrease; a rebate or discount allowed; in particular from a tax.
- (law) The action of a person that abates, or without proper authority enters a residence after the death of the owner and before the heir takes possession.
- rebatement, real or imaginary marks of disgrace affixed to an escutcheon.
- (accounting) The deduction of minor revenues incidental to an operation in calculating the cost of the operation.
- the act of abating
- an interruption in the intensity or amount of something
noun
- Something, such as a monument, by which someone or something is remembered.
- A chronicle or memoir.
- (chiefly Christianity) A service of remembrance or commemoration.
- (law) A statement of facts set out in the form of a petition to a person in authority, a court or tribunal, a government, etc.
- a recognition of meritorious service
- a written statement of facts submitted in conjunction with a petition to an authority
- a structure erected to commemorate persons or events
adj
noun
- A monument to the dead; a gravestone or tombstone.
- (medicine) A hard, stone-like deposit.
- (botany) The central part of some fruits, particularly drupes; consisting of the seed and a hard endocarp layer.
- (countable, geology) A piece of such material: a rock or a pebble.
- (uncountable, geology) A hard earthen substance that can form rocks; especially, such substance when regarded as a building material.
- (British) A unit of weight equal to 14 pounds (≈6.3503 kilograms), formerly used for various commodities (wool, cheese, etc.), but now principally used for personal weight. Abbreviated as st.
- (curling) A 42-pound, precisely shaped piece of granite with a handle attached, which is bowled down the ice.
- A dull light grey or beige, like that of some stones.
- (board games) A playing piece made of any hard material, used in various board games such as backgammon and go.
- (printing, historical) A stand or table with a smooth, flat top of stone, commonly marble, on which to arrange the pages of a book, newspaper, etc. before printing.
- A gemstone, a jewel, especially a diamond.
- a lack of feeling or expression or movement
- the hard inner (usually woody) layer of the pericarp of some fruits (as peaches or plums or cherries or olives) that contains the seed
- an avoirdupois unit used to measure the weight of a human body; equal to 14 pounds
- building material consisting of a piece of rock hewn in a definite shape for a special purpose
- a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
- a crystalline rock that can be cut and polished for jewelry
- material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust
adj
adv
verb
- (intransitive) To form a stone during growth, with reference to fruit etc.
- (transitive) To wall or wall up with stones.
- (intransitive, Singapore, slang) To do nothing, to stare blankly into space and not pay attention when relaxing or when bored.
- (transitive, slang) Especially of cannabis or narcotics: To intoxicate. (Usually in passive)
- (transitive) To lap with an abrasive stone to remove surface irregularities.
- (transitive) To remove a stone from (fruit etc.).
- (transitive) To pelt with stones; especially, to kill by pelting with stones.
- kill by throwing stones at
- remove the pits from
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noun
adj
noun
adj
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- A brief notice of a person's death, especially one published in a newspaper or other publication; also (obsolete), the section of a newspaper where notices of deaths are published.
- (historical) A register of deaths, especially one maintained by a religious institution; a necrology.
- (figurative) An announcement or description of the end of something.
- (by extension) A brief biography of a person (especially one who is well-known) who has recently died, usually describing their life and achievements, particularly in the form of an article in a news publication or an item in a news broadcast.
- a notice of someone's death; usually includes a short biography
noun
- Something, such as a monument, by which someone or something is remembered.
- A chronicle or memoir.
- (chiefly Christianity) A service of remembrance or commemoration.
- (law) A statement of facts set out in the form of a petition to a person in authority, a court or tribunal, a government, etc.
- a recognition of meritorious service
- a written statement of facts submitted in conjunction with a petition to an authority
- a structure erected to commemorate persons or events