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cenotaph. Cenotaph, n. an empty tomb in honor of the dead

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Cen″o‐taph (sē̍n″ō̍‐tȧf), n. [[Gr. κενοτάφιον; κενόσ empty + τάφοσ burial, tomb: cf. F. cénotaphe.]] An empty tomb or a monument erected in honor of a person who is buried elsewhere. Dryden. A cenotaph in Westminster Abbey. Macaulay.