gravestone

[ greyv-stohn ]

/ ˈgreɪvˌstoʊn /

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noun

a stone marking a grave, usually giving the name, date of death, etc., of the person buried there.

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Origin of gravestone

A Middle English word dating back to 1175–1225; see origin at grave¹, stone

Words nearby gravestone

Graves' disease, Gravesend, Gravesham, graveside, gravesite, gravestone, Gravettian, grave-wax, graveyard, graveyard orbit, graveyard shift

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How to use gravestone in a sentence

Looking back, I am so grateful for the time I had not knowing that a gravestone is the closest we will ever get to Bryan.
Why a Gold Star Widow Hides on Memorial Day|Michelle Black|May 31, 2021|The Daily Beast
Elizabeth interferes, in everything from the baby’s gravestone to the lawsuit she pushes forward in order to punish Eva.
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Also, Killer Blues did not make a gravestone for Gatemouth Brown.
Blues Musicians in Unmarked Graves Are Finally Getting Some Respect|Malcolm Jones|January 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He kneeled by the gravestone of Corporal James Cavaco and placed a rock on top of it.
Black Hawk Down’s Long Shadow|Daniel Klaidman|October 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST

But within a year he came up with his best-ever idea—encapsulated in an equation that he said he wanted on his gravestone.
Stephen Hawking 70th-Birthday Salute|Martin Rees|January 8, 2012|DAILY BEAST
His gravestone, which read "Ich hab's gewagt," or "I have dared," was taken down, according to Germany's Spiegel Online.
Neo-Nazi Hero Taken From Grave|Eve Conant|July 22, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Soon the gravestone disappeared under all the floral tributes.
When France Adored Us|Jill Jonnes|July 3, 2009|DAILY BEAST
I copied it myself from a gravestone in the churchyard of the village of Wingfield, Suffolk.
Notes and Queries, Number 196, July 30, 1853|Various
As he entered the suburb, he drew up by the statuary of whom he had purchased his mother's gravestone.
Night and Morning, Complete|Edward Bulwer-Lytton
A marriage there was—God yet will proclaim the right—and the name of Beaufort shall be yet placed on my mother's gravestone.
Night and Morning, Complete|Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Even the gravestone of Catherine, half in moonlight, half in shadow, appeared to him to wear a smile.
Night and Morning, Complete|Edward Bulwer-Lytton
This was the first time I had been struck by an allegorical gravestone of a pronounced character.
In Search Of Gravestones Old And Curious|W.T. (William Thomas) Vincent

British Dictionary definitions for gravestone

gravestone

/ (ˈɡreɪvˌstəʊn) /

noun

a stone marking a grave and usually inscribed with the name and dates of the person buried

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