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Meaning of Gravestone | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈɡɹeɪvstoʊn

Definitions

A stone slab set at the head of a grave.

Equivalents

العربية رجمة شاهد القبر
Deutsch Grabstein
Suomi hautakivi
Bahasa Indonesia bongpai jirat
日本語 墓碑
한국어 묘비 묘석
Polski nagrobek pomnik
Türkçe mezar taşı
Tiếng Việt bia mộ chí

Examples

“The value of gravestone inscriptions for ancestral research has long been recognised. The discovery of a single gravestone may provide more information on the history of a family than could be gleaned from […]”
“How the gravestone got inside the home in Okemos, Michigan, outside Lansing? Now that’s a mystery, according to Friends of Lansing’s Historic Cemeteries (FOLHC) President Loretta S. Stanaway.”
“On a cold, wet March day, about 20 river cruise passengers, many from the United States, follow their Dutch tour guide through rows of rain-soaked gravestones at the Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial.”

CEFR level

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