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?
Word Forms
- cellotaphs
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include cenotaphy, catafalque, catafalco, cerecloth, casket, searcloth.
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