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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Gravestone \Grave"stone\, n.
     A stone laid over, or erected near, a grave, usually with an
     inscription, to preserve the memory of the dead; a tombstone.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  gravestone
       n : a stone that is used to mark a grave [syn: {headstone}, {tombstone}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  54 Moby Thesaurus words for "gravestone":
     arch, barrow, boundary stone, brass, bust, cairn, cenotaph, column,
     cromlech, cross, cup, cyclolith, dolmen, footstone, grave,
     headstone, hoarstone, inscription, ledger, marker, mausoleum,
     megalith, memento, memorial, memorial arch, memorial column,
     memorial statue, memorial stone, menhir, monolith, monument, mound,
     necrology, obelisk, obituary, pillar, plaque, prize, pyramid,
     reliquary, remembrance, ribbon, rostral column, shaft, shrine,
     stela, stone, stupa, tablet, testimonial, tomb, tombstone, tope,
     trophy
  
  

















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