headstone

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headstone

/ˈhɛdstoʊn/ US

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From head + stone.

noun headstones

A gravestone, a grave marker: a monument traditionally made of stone placed at the head of a grave. He called the contractor and ordered a replacement headstone with a new inscription.
The cornerstone or principal stone of a building.

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@misc{headstone_2026,
  title = {headstone},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/headstone},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}