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cenotaph
[ sen-uh-taf, -tahf ]
noun
- a sepulchral monument erected in memory of a deceased person whose body is buried elsewhere.
Cenotaph
1/ ˈɛəˌɑː /
noun
- the Cenotaphthe monument in Whitehall, London, honouring the dead of both World Wars: designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens: erected in 1920
cenotaph
2/ ˈɛəˌɑː /
noun
- a monument honouring a dead person or persons buried elsewhere
Derived Forms
- ˌԴˈٲ, adjective
Other 51Թ Forms
- ··ٲ· [sen-, uh, -, taf, -ik], adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of cenotaph1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of cenotaph1
Example Sentences
Flowers and messages were left at the cenotaph in the One Direction performer's home town following his death in Argentina in October.
Cleveland Police called the violence "staggering", with 43 people arrested after an event that started at the town's cenotaph.
The youths were "angry" after seeing a man remove Palestinian flags from the cenotaph on social media, the CPS said.
Twelve people were killed after a bomb exploded at the town's cenotaph on 8 November 1987, during a Remembrance Sunday ceremony.
Ms Rogers said the knitted cenotaph and soldier are open to anyone to view at the reception building of the retirement village.
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