CENOTAPH

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A monument built to honor people whose remains are interred elsewhere or whose remains cannot be recovered

Synonyms:

cenotaph; empty tomb

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("cenotaph" is a kind of...):

memorial; monument (a structure erected to commemorate persons or events)

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