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cen·o·taph
(sĕn′ə-tăf′)n.
A monument erected in honor of a dead person whose remains lie elsewhere.
[French cénotaphe, from Old French, from Latin cenotaphium, from Greek kenotaphion : kenos, empty + taphos, tomb.]
cen′o·taph′ic adj.
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cenotaph
(ˈsɛnəˌtɑːf)n
(Architecture) a monument honouring a dead person or persons buried elsewhere
[C17: from Latin cenotaphium, from Greek kenotaphion, from kenos empty + taphos tomb]
ˌcenoˈtaphic adj
Cenotaph
(ˈsɛnəˌtɑːf)n
(Named Buildings) the Cenotaph the monument in Whitehall, London, honouring the dead of both World Wars: designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens: erected in 1920
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cen•o•taph
(ˈsɛn əˌtæf, -ˌtɑf)n.
a sepulchral monument erected in memory of a deceased person whose body is buried elsewhere.
[1595–1605; < Latin cenotaphium < Greek kenotáphion=kenó(s) empty + -taphion, derivative of táphos tomb]
cen`o•taph′ic (-ˈtæf ɪk) adj.
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cenotaph
A monument to those buried elsewhere.
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| Noun | 1. | cenotaph - a monument built to honor people whose remains are interred elsewhere or whose remains cannot be recovered |
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نُصُب تِذْكاري
kenotafpomník
gravmælekenotafmindesmærke
kenotafimuistohauta
díszsíremlék
minnismerki
kenotafassimbolinis antkapinis paminklas
piemineklis
kenotaf
kenotaf
abideanıt mezar
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cenotaph
(ˈsenətaːf) noun a monument to a person or people buried elsewhere, especially a monument built in memory of soldiers etc killed in war.
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