hic jacet

noun

Definition of hic jacetnext
as in inscription

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  1. inscription
  2. epitaph
Noun
  • The government's lawyer also encouraged Cooper not to rule on the inscription related to the endowment because no money has been raised, essentially leaving it a theoretical possibility for now.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Zelinsky has said that the marble on the building was damaged as a result of the new inscription.
    — Jacob Rosen, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of inscription
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  • These words became the epitaph to my debut novel and an introduction to the ethos of the story.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Moreover, something was off in the heroic style of the epitaph.
    — Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 2 May 2026
Definition of epitaph
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“Hic jacet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hic%20jacet. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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