cenotaph
noun/ˈsɛnəˌtæf/
Frequency rank: #18,485 most common English word
Meaning
A monument erected in honor of people buried elsewhere, especially war dead.
Example sentence
The soldiers gathered around the cenotaph to honor those who had died in battle.
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