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cenotaph

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cen·o·taph  (sn-tf)
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.]

ceno·taphic adj.

cenotaph
Noun
a monument honouring soldiers who died in a war [Greek kenos empty + taphos tomb]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.cenotaph - a monument built to honor people whose remains are interred elsewhere or whose remains cannot be recovered
monument, memorial - a structure erected to commemorate persons or events
Translations

cenotaph [ˈsɛnətɑːf] ncenotafio
cenotaph [ˈsɛnətɑːf] ncénotaphe m
cenotaph [ˈsɛnətɑːf] nEhrenmal nt
cenotaph [ˈsɛnətɑːf] ncenotafio

cenotaph
n cenotaph [ˈsenətaːf]
a monument to a person or people buried elsewhere, especially a monument built in memory of soldiers etc killed in war. senotaaf, praalgrafنُصُب تِذْكاريпаметник на човек, погребан другадеkenotaf, pomníkgravmæle; mindesmærke; kenotafdas Ehrenmalκενοτάφιοcenotafiomälestusmonumentمقبره؛ بنای یادبودhautamuistomerkkicénotapheמַצֶבֶת זִכָּרון @@@זִיכָּרוֹן$$$जंग इत्यादि में मारे गए सैनिकों की याद में बनाए गए स्मारकspomenik(dísz)síremlékmonumenminnismerkicenotafio記念碑(전몰자) 기념비kenotafas, simbolinis antkapinis paminklaspiemineklis (karā kritušajiem)tugucenotaafminnesmerkekamień pamiątkowycenotáfiocenotaf, monumentкенотафkenotafkenotafspomenikcenotafiumอนุสาวรีย์ที่ระลึกถึงผู้ตายซึ่งเสียชีวิตในที่อื่นanıt mezar, abide紀念碑кенотафخالی قبر ، یاد گار ، مقبرہđài tưởng niệm

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It was composed principally of large empty calabashes, with a few polished cocoanut shells, and looked not unlike a cenotaph of skulls.
Between the marble cenotaphs on either hand of the pulpit, the wall which formed its back was adorned with a large painting representing a gallant ship beating against a terrible storm off a lee coast of black rocks and snowy breakers.
Great guide-boards of stone, But travelers none; Cenotaphs of the towns Named on their crowns.
 
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