Cenotaphs

/ˈsenətæfs/ noun

Definition

Plural of cenotaph; multiple monuments built in honor of people buried elsewhere or whose bodies were not recovered.

Etymology

From cenotaph plus the regular English plural suffix -s. Standard pluralization of the Greek-derived term.

Kelly Says

Walk through any major war cemetery and you'll see cenotaphs everywhere—empty graves standing in perfect rows, each one representing someone lost to the sea or scattered on distant battlefields.

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