noun
cenotaph
Cenotaph (noun) means a monument built to honour people, often soldiers, who died and are buried elsewhere, usually shaped like an empty tomb.
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A monument built to honour people, often soldiers, who died and are buried elsewhere, usually shaped like an empty tomb.
"A cenotaph was erected for him in Gaul, while his body was taken to Rome and inclosed in a magnificent 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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"cenotaph" (noun) means a monument built to honour people, often soldiers, who died and are buried elsewhere, usually shaped like an empty tomb.
