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“cenotaphs”
1. An empty tomb or sepulcher or a monument erected in honor of a deceased person whose body is located in some other place: A cenotaph was erected for those who were lost during the terrible storm at sea.
2. Etymology: from Greek kenotaphion; from kenos, "empty + taphos, "tomb".
2. Etymology: from Greek kenotaphion; from kenos, "empty + taphos, "tomb".
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ceno-, caeno-, keno-, ken-; -cenosis
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tapho-, taph-, -taphia +
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“cenotaphs”
A monument commemorating a dead person: A cenotaph can be an empty tomb set up to honor one or several dead people whose bodies are located is some other location or locations.
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Archeology, Archaeology
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