CENOTAPH


Meaning of CENOTAPH in English

/ ˈsenətɑːf; NAmE -tæf/ noun

a monument built in memory of soldiers killed in war who are buried somewhere else

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WORD ORIGIN

early 17th cent.: from French cénotaphe , from late Latin cenotaphium , from Greek kenos empty + taphos tomb.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.