cenotaph
Meanings
Plural: cenotaphs
Noun
- a monument built to honor people whose remains are interred elsewhere or whose remains cannot be recovered
- 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.
Origin / Etymology
From French cénotaphe, from Ancient Greek κενός (kenós, “empty”) + τάφος (táphos, “tomb”). By surface analysis ceno- + -taph.
Synonyms
empty tomb
Scrabble Score: 15
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Words With Friends Score: 17
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