Epitaph
nOne word substitutionRoot wordPronunciationSSC PYQ × 25/ˈɛpətæf/ · एपिटाफ़
Words written on a tombstone in the memory of the person who has died
An inscription on a tombstone written in memory of the deceased
words written on a gravestone in memory of a dead person
समाधि पर लिखे स्मृति वाक्य
समाधि-लेख
The epitaph was only four words long.
He wrote his own epitaph years before his death.
His epitaph praised his honesty and courage.
Daily use: Qabar pe likha epitaph padha to aankh bhar aayi.
Epi = ऊपर, taph = कब्र — जीवन का अंत होने पर कब्र के ऊपर लिखे शब्द ही epitaph हैं। Epithet से confuse मत कीजिए, वह किसी को दिया गया विशेषण/उपनाम है।
Epi means upon and taph means tomb: words written upon a tomb after a person's life has ended. Keep it apart from epithet, which is a descriptive title given to a living person.
बहुत बार पूछा गया word। Options में epitaph (कब्र पर), epigraph (किताब की शुरुआत का उद्धरण), epilogue (अंत) और elegy (शोक कविता) आते हैं।
A frequently asked word. Options mix epitaph (on a tomb), epigraph (quotation at the start of a book), epilogue (end of a play) and elegy (poem of mourning).
SSC में कहाँ पूछा गयाWhere SSC asked it
- Inscription on a person's graveSSC CPO Pre 2024
- Words written on a tombstone in the memory of the person who has diedSSC CPO Pre 2019
- An inscription on a tombstone in memory of the deceased.SSC CGL Pre 2019
- Choose the best one-word substitute for: "An inscription written on stone in the memory of a deceased person."SSC Steno 2025
- An inscription on a tombstone in memory of the deadSSC CGL Pre 2025
- Choose the correct option to give a one-word substitution for the sentence given. A phrase or words are written on the tombstone of a dead person.SSC Delhi Police 2026
- An inscription on a tombstone written in memory of the deceased.SSC Exams 2018
- Inscription on a gravestone.SSC · before 2018