cenotaph
[ sen-uh-taf, -tahf ]
/ ˈsɛn əˌtæf, -ˌtɑf /
noun
a sepulchral monument erected in memory of a deceased person whose body is buried elsewhere.
Origin of cenotaph
1595–1605; < Latin
cenotaphium < Greek
kenotáphion, equivalent to
kenó(s) empty +
-taphion (
táph(os) tomb +
-ion diminutive suffix)
OTHER WORDS FROM cenotaph
cen·o·taph·ic [sen-uh-taf-ik] /ˌsɛn əˈtæf ɪk/, adjectiveWords nearby cenotaph
ceno-,
cenobite,
cenogenesis,
cenosite,
cenospecies,
cenotaph,
cenote,
cenozoic,
cense,
censer,
censor
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British Dictionary definitions for cenotaph (1 of 2)
cenotaph
/ (ˈsɛnəˌtɑːf) /
noun
a monument honouring a dead person or persons buried elsewhere
Derived forms of cenotaph
cenotaphic, adjectiveWord Origin for cenotaph
C17: from Latin
cenotaphium, from Greek
kenotaphion, from
kenos empty +
taphos tomb
British Dictionary definitions for cenotaph (2 of 2)
Cenotaph
/ (ˈsɛnəˌtɑːf) /
noun
the Cenotaph
the monument in Whitehall, London, honouring the dead of both World Wars: designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens: erected in 1920