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单词 cenotaph
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
cen•o•taph /ˈsɛnəˌtæf/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. a monument built in memory of a deceased person whose body is buried elsewhere.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
cen•o•taph  (senə taf′, -täf′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a sepulchral monument erected in memory of a deceased person whose body is buried elsewhere.
  • Greek kenotáphion, equivalent. to kenó(s) empty + -taphion (táph(os) tomb + -ion diminutive suffix)
  • Latin cenotaphium
  • 1595–1605;
cen•o•taph•ic  (sen′ə tafik),USA pronunciation adj. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
cenotaph /ˈsɛnəˌtɑːf/ n
  1. a monument honouring a dead person or persons buried elsewhere
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin cenotaphium, from Greek kenotaphion, from kenos empty + taphos tomb
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Cenotaph /ˈsɛnəˌtɑːf/ n
  1. the Cenotaphthe monument in Whitehall, London, honouring the dead of both World Wars: designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens: erected in 1920
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