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- noun Plural form of
cenotaph .
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Examples
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For the straight backed old men at the thousand cenotaphs
Archive 2009-08-01 Frustrated Poet 2009
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What is revered by the worshipers is only cenotaphs, constructed only a little while ago.
Kazim Ali: A Walking Guide to the Heart of a City Kazim Ali 2011
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For the straight backed old men at the thousand cenotaphs
Not A Patch Frustrated Poet 2009
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On the center of the flat roof was a square baradari, its walls punctured by marble jalis, and inside were two cenotaphs in white marble signifying the resting place of Ghias and his wife Asmat.
Shadow Princess Indu Sundaresan 2010
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The two cenotaphs—one in the inner chamber, and one on the roof—were meant to satisfy them both.
Shadow Princess Indu Sundaresan 2010
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In 1977, Lindy Boggs learned that the historic Congressional Cemetery erected cenotaphs for members of Congress who had been temporarily buried there before being taken to their homes.
Alaska plane crash a painful reminder for families of Boggs and Begich 2010
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In 1977, Lindy Boggs learned that the historic Congressional Cemetery erected cenotaphs for members of Congress who had been temporarily buried there before being taken to their homes.
Alaska plane crash a painful reminder for families of Boggs and Begich 2010
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Here also were two cenotaphs in the center of the room, this time covered with a polished chunam, a lime plaster that had been dyed yellow with limestone.
Shadow Princess Indu Sundaresan 2010
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In 1977, Lindy Boggs learned that the historic Congressional Cemetery erected cenotaphs for members of Congress who had been temporarily buried there before being taken to their homes.
Alaska plane crash a painful reminder for families of Boggs and Begich 2010
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In 1977, Lindy Boggs learned that the historic Congressional Cemetery erected cenotaphs for members of Congress who had been temporarily buried there before being taken to their homes.
Alaska plane crash a painful reminder for families of Boggs and Begich 2010
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