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Meanings of cenotaph in inglés

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cenotáfio
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cenotafi

A monument built to honor people whose remains are interred elsewhere or whose remains cannot be recovered.

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        Usage of cenotaph in inglés
        1
        Sealed within a cenotaph underneath are the remains of the great Akbar.
        Modern India
        2
        The vision fades, and the old walls rise like a broken cenotaph.
        St. George and St. Michael, Volume 3
        3
        Police said the cenotaph appeared to have been damaged yesterday morning.
        Radio NZ
        4
        After he had finished he approached the question of the cenotaph.
        The Old Wives' Tale
        5
        Humayun's cenotaph, in plain white marble, is in the very centre.
        Roving East and Roving West
        6
        The cenotaph is built entirely of native stone of different varieties.
        Among the Sioux: A Story of the Twin Cities and the Two Dakotas
        7
        Wreaths will be placed at the cenotaph in St Patrick's by various ambassadors.
        The Irish Times
        8
        Outside there stood the cenotaph with Daddy's plaque engraved upon it.
        The Irish Times
        9
        The present chapter is a cenotaph to the French Encyclopædists.
        Classic French Course in English
        10
        The place was a cenotaph of past romance and pleasure.
        Michel and Angele [A Ladder of Swords] — Volume 3
        11
        We had a cenotaph erected in Sligo because we had a strong Protestant community
        The Irish Times
        12
        The emperor went up on a great cenotaph to watch the galleys come in.
        The White Knight: Tirant Lo Blanc
        13
        Some of Goldsmith's friends and admirers honoured him with a cenotaph in Westminster Abbey.
        Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 3
        14
        He also laid a wreath at the cenotaph at the Auckland War Memorial Museum.
        Radio NZ
        15
        It is a cenotaph standing in the grounds of the parish church in Coole.
        The Irish Times
        16
        The huge sarcophagus in the wall is a cenotaph.
        The Roof of France; Or, the Causses of the Lozère
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