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cenotaph

noun
/ˈsɛn.əˌtɑːf/UK/ˈsɛn.əˌtæf/US

Etymology

From French cénotaphe, from Ancient Greek κενός (kenós, “empty”) + τάφος (táphos, “tomb”). By surface analysis ceno- + -taph.

  1. derived from κενός
  2. borrowed from cénotaphe

Definitions

  1. A monument, generally in the form of an empty tomb, erected to honour the dead whose…

    A monument, generally in the form of an empty tomb, erected to honour the dead whose bodies lie elsewhere, especially members of the armed forces who died in battle.

    • A cenotaph was erected for him in Gaul, while his body was taken to Rome and inclosed in a magnificent tomb.
    • […] tombs and cenotaphs were strewed thick around adorned by every renewing vegetation; […]

  2. A war memorial in Whitehall, London, England.

    • Top Gear bosses have defended the show after it was criticised for filming scenes near the Cenotaph in central London.
    • Never has the Cenotaph, in its 103 years of standing sentry on Whitehall, been “defended” on Armistice Day by a Port Vale fan supping a can of Stella Artois.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA