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cenotaph

ce·no·taph

UK/ˈsɛn.əˌtɑːf/ US/ˈsɛn.əˌtæf/ uncommon uk

noun

1.

a monument built to honor soldiers who died in a war

Origin

From French cénotaphe, from Ancient Greek κενός (kenós, “empty”) + τάφος (táphos, “tomb”). By surface analysis ceno- + -taph.

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