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# cenotaph

noun (a cenotaph, cenotaphs; the Cenotaph = the national memorial in London)

«cenotaph» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A cenotaph is a monument built to remember people, especially soldiers, who died somewhere else and are buried elsewhere. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cenotaph/#m1)
2. The Cenotaph is the famous war memorial in Whitehall, London. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cenotaph/#m2)

### In the lessons

In history and citizenship lessons pupils learn that on Remembrance Day (Anzac Day in Australia and New Zealand) people lay wreaths of poppies at the cenotaph and keep a silence. Many towns have a cenotaph with the names of local soldiers. It tells the reader the place is for remembering and being quiet and respectful.

### Examples

- We laid poppies at the cenotaph. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cenotaph/#x1)
- The names of local soldiers are carved on the cenotaph. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cenotaph/#x2)
- Everyone stood silent by the cenotaph. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cenotaph/#x3)
- The King laid a wreath at the Cenotaph in London. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cenotaph/#x4)
- Our town's cenotaph is in the middle of the square. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cenotaph/#x5)
- Scouts marched to the cenotaph for the service. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cenotaph/#x6)

### Note

Pronounced «SEN-uh-taff». From Greek words meaning «empty tomb»: nobody is buried there. Behave quietly and respectfully at a memorial.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «cenotaph» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cenotaph/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«cenotaph» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cenotaph.html) on Mova free.