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Definition of: cenotaph
(sen′ə·taf, -täf) noun
1. An empty tomb.
2. A monument erected to the dead but not containing the remains. [<MF cénotaphe <L cenotaphium <Gk. kenotaphion kenos empty + taphos tomb]
—cen′o· taph′ic adjective
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