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cenotaph

American  
[sen-uh-taf, -tahf] / ˈsɛn əˌtæf, -ˌtɑf /

noun

  1. a sepulchral monument erected in memory of a deceased person whose body is buried elsewhere.

Cenotaph 1 British  
/ ˈsɛnəˌtɑːf /

noun

  1. the monument in Whitehall, London, honouring the dead of both World Wars: designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens: erected in 1920

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cenotaph 2 British  
/ ˈsɛnəˌtɑːf /

noun

  1. a monument honouring a dead person or persons buried elsewhere

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Other Word Forms

  • cenotaphic adjective

Etymology

Origin of cenotaph

1595–1605; < Latin cenotaphium < Greek kenotáphion, equivalent to kenó ( s ) empty + -taphion ( táph ( os ) tomb + -ion diminutive suffix)

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