Gravestone
noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A stone slab set at the head of a grave.
"The value of gravestone inscriptions for ancestral research has long been recognised. The discovery of a single gravestone may provide more information on the history of a family than could be gleaned from […]"
- 2 a stone that is used to mark a grave wordnet
Example
More examples"Eddie Davis stands beside the gravestone of his son Jeremy, furthest left, who died from the abuse of opioids at the age of 35, July 17, 2019, in Coalton, Ohio."
Etymology
From Middle English graveston, gravestone, gravestan, equivalent to grave + stone.
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