gravestone

noun

grave·​stone ˈgrāv-ˌstōn How to pronounce gravestone (audio)
: a burial monument

Examples of gravestone in a Sentence

we love to tour old cemeteries and read the hauntingly poetic inscriptions on the gravestones
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What made the story even more haunting was the realization that the gravestone wasn’t even Jody’s. Ashley Vega, People.com, 18 May 2025 Outside, the museum’s free archeological park holds ancient stone relics, from tumbled columns to ornate gravestones. Seth Sherwood, New York Times, 15 May 2025 Alex is bestowed with the ultimate posthumous Dutton honor in the finale, a gravestone in the famed ranch cemetery for top-tier clan only. Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 6 Apr. 2025 Its most familiar use was as the color of one of the fringes of our four-cornered garments...Blue is also commonly found painted on the gravestones of righteous people in the mystical city of Tzefat. Sophie Liza Cannon, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for gravestone

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of gravestone was in the 14th century

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“Gravestone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gravestone. Accessed 28 May. 2025.

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gravestone

noun
grave·​stone ˈgrāv-ˌstōn How to pronounce gravestone (audio)
: a burial monument

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