tombstone
noun/ˈtuːmˌstoʊn/
Frequency rank: #11,230 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
a stone marker placed over a grave, usually showing the name and dates of the deceased.
Example sentence
The old tombstone in the cemetery was covered with moss and hard to read.
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