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cenotaph
cen·o·taph [ sénnə tàf ] (plural cen·o·taphs)


noun 
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monument to dead: a monument erected as a memorial to a dead person or dead people buried elsewhere, especially people killed fighting a war
[Early 17th century. < Greek kenotaphion "empty tomb" < kenos "empty" + taphos "tomb"]

cen·o·taph·ic [ sènnə táffik ] adjective
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