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cenotaph

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Noun — A monument built to honour people, often soldiers, who died and are buried elsewhere, usually shaped like an empty tomb.

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Etymology

From French cénotaphe, itself from Ancient Greek κενός (kenós, "empty") plus τάφος (táphos, "tomb"). On the surface it can be analysed as ceno- + -taph.

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