gravestone

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gravestone

/ˈɡɹeɪvstoʊn/ US

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

noun gravestones

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 […]
Similar: headstone, tombstone

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@misc{gravestone_2026,
  title = {gravestone},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gravestone},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}