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cenotaph
[ sen-uh-taf, -tahf ]
noun
- a sepulchral monument erected in memory of a deceased person whose body is buried elsewhere.
Cenotaph
1/ ˈsɛnəˌtɑːf /
noun
- the Cenotaphthe monument in Whitehall, London, honouring the dead of both World Wars: designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens: erected in 1920
cenotaph
2/ ˈsɛnəˌtɑːf /
noun
- a monument honouring a dead person or persons buried elsewhere
Derived Forms
- ˌcenoˈtaphic, adjective
Other Words From
- cen·o·taph·ic [sen-, uh, -, taf, -ik], adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of cenotaph1
Word History and Origins
Origin of cenotaph1
Example Sentences
Cleveland Police called the violence "staggering", with 43 people arrested after an event that started at the town's cenotaph.
The youths were "angry" after seeing a man remove Palestinian flags from the cenotaph on social media, the CPS said.
Twelve people were killed after a bomb exploded at the town's cenotaph on 8 November 1987, during a Remembrance Sunday ceremony.
Ms Rogers said the knitted cenotaph and soldier are open to anyone to view at the reception building of the retirement village.
Police community support officers are now guarding the cenotaph on the Esplanade, Rochdale, after the vandalism.
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