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Meaning of cellotaph | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A monument made of flowers in cellophane wrappers laid by the public to honour the death of a famous person they have never met.

derogatory, sometimes

Examples

“So maybe the phenomenon is not so alien, after all but this view raises some other issues, such as why are cellotaphs everywhere now?”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

cellotetraose cellotetraosyl cellotrionic acid cellotriose cellotriosyl cellotropin