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Gravestone vs Cenotaph - What's the difference?

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Gravestone is a related term of cenotaph.


As nouns the difference between gravestone and cenotaph

is that gravestone is a stone slab set at the head of a grave while cenotaph is a monument erected to honour the dead whose bodies lie elsewhere; especially members of the armed forces who died in battle.

gravestone

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A stone slab set at the head of a grave.

    • Synonyms

    * headstone; tombstone

    See also

    * through-stone

    cenotaph

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A monument erected to honour the dead whose bodies lie elsewhere; especially members of the armed forces who died in battle.