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Headstone vs Gravestone - What's the difference?

headstone | gravestone |

Gravestone is a synonym of headstone.



As nouns the difference between headstone and gravestone

is that headstone is a gravestone, a grave marker: a monument traditionally made of stone placed at the head of a grave while gravestone is a stone slab set at the head of a grave.

headstone

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A gravestone, a grave marker: a monument traditionally made of stone placed at the head of a grave.

    • See also

    * footstone * menhir * through-stone

    Anagrams

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    gravestone

    English

    Noun

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

    • Synonyms

    * headstone; tombstone

    See also

    * through-stone