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    ce·no·taph
    [ˈsenəˌtaf]
    noun
    cenotaph (noun) · cenotaphs (plural noun)
    1. a monument to someone buried elsewhere, especially one commemorating people who died in a war.
    Origin
    early 17th century: from French cénotaphe, from late Latin cenotaphium, from Greek kenos ‘empty’ + taphos ‘tomb’.
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    What is the difference between a cenotaph and a tomb?
    A cenotaph is a monument to the dead, specifically those buried in another place. Cenotaphs are often erected in honor of war veterans. A cenotaph — which is very similar to a tomb — is a memorial to the dead. Unlike a tomb, a cenotaph doesn’t contain the body of the person memorialized, because the remains are elsewhere or couldn’t be recovered.

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    Where did the word cenotaph come from?
    The word cenotaph is derived from the Greek kenos taphos, meaning "empty tomb." A cenotaph is a monument, sometimes in the form of a tomb, to a person or group of persons buried elsewhere. Ancient Greek writings tell of many cenotaphs, although none of them survives.

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    What does Cénotaphe mean?
    F. cénotaphe — late L. cenotaphium — Gr. kenós empty + táphos tomb. *cenotaph* a monument to someone buried elsewhere, especially one commemorating people who died in a war; the Cenotaph is the name of the war memorial in Whitehall, London, designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens and erected in 1919–20.

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    They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. cenotaph, (from Greek kenotaphion, “empty tomb”), monument, sometimes in the form of a tomb, to a person who is buried elsewhere.

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