Epitaphian

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Epitaphial \Ep`i*taph"i*al\, Epitaphian \Ep`i*taph"i*an\, a.
     Relating to, or of the nature of, an epitaph.
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           The noble Pericles in his epitaphian speech. --Milton.
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           Epitaphial Latin verses are not to be taken too
           literally.                               --Lowell.
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