Tombstone Meaning
/ˈtuːmstəʊn/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA grave marker, a stone slab or similar object marking a person's grave.
nounThe symbol "∎" marking the end of a proof.
Sentence Examples
They set up a tombstone over the grave overlooking the harbor.
What will you have engraved on your tombstone?
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CEFR Practice Quiz
A large marble ____ marked the final resting place of the poet.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The dates of his birth and his death were clearly engraved on the grey stone ____ in the quiet old cemetery today.
Word Origin & History
From tomb + stone.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"True, there's no harm in crying for one's husband, and the tombstone, though plain, was a solid piece of work, and on summer's days when the widow brought her boys to stand there one felt kindly towards her."
— 1922, Virginia Woolf, chapter 2, in Jacob's Room:
"If you attempt to restore a backup that is older than the tombstone lifetime, it may introduce objects that were deleted […]"
— 2008, Laura E. Hunter, Robbie Allen, Active Directory Cookbook, page 739:
"This actually results in a crash dump, which is written to the log and to a tombstone file."
— 2014, Joshua J. Drake, Zach Lanier, Collin Mulliner, Android Hacker's Handbook, page 186:
"The last bit of information on each tombstone is an accession number—an alphanumeric block that is assigned when an object is added (accessioned) to the museums’ collections."
— 2015, Harvard Art Museum, Writing on the Wall:
""[…] Pity we're not both same size, or I'd steal one of your shirts, for I buried the last of mine yesterday, and here's the tombstone," producing a pawnbroker's duplicate."
— 1862, W. H. Watts, My Private Note-Book; or, Recollections of an old reporter, page 123:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
A large marble ____ marked the final resting place of the poet.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The dates of his birth and his death were clearly engraved on the grey stone ____ in the quiet old cemetery today.