'Cenotaph' definitions:

Definition of 'cenotaph'

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noun
A monument built to honor people whose remains are interred elsewhere or whose remains cannot be recovered [syn: cenotaph, empty tomb]

Definition of 'Cenotaph'

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  • Cenotaph \Cen"o*taph\ (s[-e]n"[-o]*t[.a]f), n. [Gr. kenota`fion; keno`s empty + ta`fos burial, tomb: cf. F. c['e]notaphe.] An empty tomb or a monument erected in honor of a person who is buried elsewhere. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
  • A cenotaph in Westminster Abbey. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'cenotaph'

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