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gravestones

gravestones is the plural of gravestone.

Meaning of gravestone

Noun

gravestone (plural gravestones)

  1. A stone slab set at the head of a grave.
    • 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 […]2005, William J. Roulston, Researching Scots-Irish Ancestors: The Essential Genealogical Guide to Early Modern Ulster, 1600-1800, Ulster Historical Foundation, →ISBN, page 41
    Synonyms:
    headstone, tombstone

Questions about gravestones

What is gravestones the plural of?
Gravestones is the plural of gravestone.

Words near gravestones in the dictionary

  1. gravestands
  2. gravestead
  3. gravesteads
  4. gravestone
  5. gravestoned
  6. gravestones
  7. gravestood
  8. graveteiro
  9. graveteiros
  10. graveth
  11. Gravett

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