CENOTAPH


Meaning of CENOTAPH in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈse-nə-ˌtaf, -ˌtäf ]

noun

Etymology: French cénotaphe, from Latin cenotaphium, from Greek kenotaphion, from kenos empty + taphos tomb

Date: 1578

: a tomb or a monument erected in honor of a person or group of persons whose remains are elsewhere

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.