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ceno·taph (sen′ə taf′)

noun

a monument or empty tomb honoring a person or persons whose remains are elsewhere

Etymology: Fr cénotaphe < L cenotaphium < Gr kenotaphion < kenos, empty + taphos, tomb

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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