cenotaph
Meanings
noun
- A monument, generally in the form of an empty tomb, erected to honour the dead whose bodies lie elsewhere, especially members of the armed forces who died in battle.
name
- A war memorial in Whitehall, London, England.
Pronunciation
Word forms
Etymology
From French cénotaphe, from Ancient Greek κενός (kenós, “empty”) + τάφος (táphos, “tomb”). By surface analysis ceno- + -taph.
Derived words
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