gravestone
[ greyv-stohn ]
/ ˈgreɪvˌstoʊn /
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noun
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Graves' disease, Gravesend, Gravesham, graveside, gravesite, gravestone, Gravettian, grave-wax, graveyard, graveyard orbit, graveyard shift
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gravestone
/ (ˈɡreɪvˌstəʊn) /
noun
a stone marking a grave and usually inscribed with the name and dates of the person buried
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