ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Cellotaph

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Cellotaph is a noun meaning (sometimes derogatory) A monument made of flowers in cellophane wrappers laid by the public to honour the death of a famous person they have never met.

Meaning

(sometimes derogatory) A monument made of flowers in cellophane wrappers laid by the public to honour the death of a famous person they have never met.

Example Sentences

So maybe the phenomenon is not so alien, after all but this view raises some other issues, such as why are cellotaphs everywhere now?

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Related Words

Related dictionary entries include cenotaphy, catafalque, catafalco, cerecloth, casket, searcloth.

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