gravestone

B2 Topic:People & Society
US /ˈɡɹeɪvstoʊn/
noun Freq #29576

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    A stone placed on a grave that shows the name of the dead person.

    We could barely read the name on the old gravestone.

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Synonyms
1 noun · a stone placed on a grave... headstonetombstone
Word family
Forms gravestones

Etymology

From Middle English graveston, gravestone, gravestan, equivalent to grave + stone.

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