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Definitions for GRAVESTONE
ˈgreɪvˌstoʊngrave·stone

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. gravestone, headstone, tombstonenoun

    a stone that is used to mark a grave

Wiktionary

  1. gravestonenoun

    A stone slab set at the head of a grave.

Wikipedia

  1. gravestone

    A headstone, tombstone, or gravestone is a stele or marker, usually stone, that is placed over a grave. It is traditional for burials in the Christian, Jewish, and Muslim religions, among others. In most cases, it has the deceased's name, date of birth, and date of death inscribed on it, along with a personal message, or prayer, but may contain pieces of funerary art, especially details in stone relief. In many parts of Europe, insetting a photograph of the deceased in a frame is very common.

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  1. gravestone

    A gravestone is a stone slab or monument, often inscribed, placed over or next to the site of a burial in a cemetery or elsewhere to mark the place where a deceased person is buried. It typically includes details such as the name of the deceased, and their dates of birth and death. It may also contain a personal message or prayer. It is also known as a tombstone or headstone.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Gravestonenoun

    a stone laid over, or erected near, a grave, usually with an inscription, to preserve the memory of the dead; a tombstone

Wikidata

  1. Gravestone

    Gravestone was a German heavy metal band, formed in 1977 as originally a progressive rock outfit, before going in to the heavy metal genre. Gravestone released five studio albums between 1977 and 1986 before splitting up. Several of the band members continued the band under the name 48 Crash.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of GRAVESTONE in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of GRAVESTONE in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of GRAVESTONE in a Sentence

  1. Jennifer Alba at her home:

    Seeing your child's name on a gravestone.

  2. Spike Lee:

    Agent Orange refused to repudiate the Klan, the alt-right and the Nazis, 'There's good people on both sides.' That's going to be on his gravestone.

  3. Richard Stuart:

    I remember that day... my wife's eyes welled up, and I felt like I had been hit in the stomach. We said we were going to do whatever we can to make this right, nobody's gravestone should be used as RIPRAP on the Potomac.

  4. Wendell Phillips:

    Write on my gravestone: Infidel, Traitor.--infidel to every church that compromises with wrong; traitor to every government that oppresses the people.

  5. Richard Stuart:

    Nobody's gravestone should be used as RIPRAP on the Potomac.

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