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cenotaph, coenotaph (s) (noun); cenotaphs, coenotaphs (pl)
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".
This entry is located in the following units: ceno-, caeno-, keno-, ken-; -cenosis (page 1) tapho-, taph-, -taphia + (page 1)
Word Entries at Get Words: “cenotaphs
cenotaph (s) (noun), cenotaphs (pl)
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.
This entry is located in the following unit: Archeology, Archaeology (page 2)