The epitaph on the tombstone had worn away after over a hundred years. The foreword to the author's last book was used as his epitaph.
The word you are looking for is epitaph.
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No it shouldn't be capitalized.
There are only 3 synonyms for the word epitaph. These 3 synonyms are elegy, commemoration, and obituary. This word describes something that is written in memory of someone who has died.
An example of an epitaph that could be used on Romeo and Juliet's tombstones could be Love will be with you forever. Another epitaph could be One who loved too young was taken too soon.
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This cemetery has been here since the early 1800's so it's not surprising that the epitaph on that tombstone is no longer legible. The author suggested his own epitaph in his final book.
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This cemetery has been here since the early 1800's so it's not surprising that the epitaph on that tombstone is no longer legible.
Epitaph is das Epitaph or dieGrabschrift in German.