cen‧o‧taph /ˈsenətɑːf $ -tæf/
noun [countable][
Date: 1600-1700;
Language: French;
Origin: cénotaphe, from Latin, from Greek kenotaphion, from kenos 'empty' + taphos 'tomb']
a
monument built to remind people of soldiers, sailors etc who were killed in a war and are buried somewhere else
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