»cenotaph

Cenotaph was a word familiar to me from name-play in Asterix and the Normans, in which the Gauls seek out the meaning of fear. I have yet to use it in a sentence, however; I could say, "What is the way to The Cenotaph" if I were looking for the memorial in London which has all sorts of curious geometry; I could more usefully ask, "Is this a cenotaph or a tomb?" when looking at a memorial; or I could wonder about the word's origin (literally from the Greek κενοτάϕιον, κενοϲ "empty" + ταφοϲ "tomb"). Or I could consult Wikipedia for a list of cenotaphs around the world.

salim filed this under lingo at 19h31 Monday, 28 April 2008 (link) (Yr two bits?)