EPITAPHIAL

Adjective

epitaphial (comparative more epitaphial, superlative most epitaphial)

Alternative form of epitaphian

Epitaphial Latin verses are not to be taken too literally.

Source: Wiktionary


Ep`i*taph"i*al, Ep`i*taph"i*an, a.

Definition: Relating to, or of the nature of, an epitaph. The noble Pericles in his epitaphian speech. Milton. Epitaphial Latin verses are not to be taken too literally. Lowell.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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