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CENOTAPH

\sˈɛnə͡ʊtˌaf], \sˈɛnə‍ʊtˌaf], \s_ˈɛ_n_əʊ_t_ˌa_f]\

Definitions of CENOTAPH

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language

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A sepulchral monument for one buried elsewhere.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

n. [Greek] A monument erected to one who is buried elsewhere.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

A monument for one elsewhere buried.

1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Sheridan

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