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Gravestone

/ɡrˈeɪˌvstoʊn/
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(noun) A stone slab set at the head of a grave.

I can't believe you would defile a gravestone!
They put a gravestone at the head of the grave overlooking the harbour.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The historian spent the afternoon reading the names and dates carved into each old ____ in the cemetery.

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