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tombstone

American  
[toom-stohn] / ˈtumˌstoʊn /

noun

  1. a stone marker, usually inscribed, on a tomb or grave.

Tombstone 1 British  
/ ˈtuːmˌstəʊn /

noun

  1. a town in the US, in Arizona: scene of the gunfight at the OK Corral in 1881. Pop: 1547 (2003 est)

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tombstone 2 British  
/ ˈtuːmˌstəʊn /

noun

  1. another word for gravestone

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Etymology

Origin of tombstone

First recorded in 1555–65; tomb + stone

Example Sentences

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Mr. O’Brien refused concessions and tweeted an image of a tombstone “Yellow: 1924-2023.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 28, 2025

But his tombstone was defaced on Thursday morning, local authorities said.

From Barron's • Oct. 9, 2025

"With just 22 million rupees, we've restored 92 buildings, eight or nine clocks, and some 1,300 tombstone plaques."

From BBC • Sep. 13, 2025

They'll just put "American Psycho," the Huey Lewis scene, his business card scene or whatever on my tombstone, and you have to kind of accept it.

From Salon • Apr. 14, 2025

Grandmère took us directly to a tombstone at the edge of the graveyard.

From "Auggie & Me" by R. J. Palacio

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