ˈsenəˌtaf, -taa(ə)f, -taif, -tȧf noun
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Etymology: French cénotaphe, from Latin cenotaphium, from Greek kenotaphion, from keno- (from kenos empty) + -taphion (from taphos funeral rites, tomb); akin to Armenian sin empty — more at epitaph
: a tomb or a monument erected in honor of a person whose body is elsewhere
his remains were removed … and a cenotaph was placed at the original grave — American Guide Series: North Carolina