gravestead

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noun

The place where a grave or graves are located; a grave; a burial ground; cemetery.

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Meanings

noungravestead (plural gravesteads)

plural gravesteads

  1. The place where a grave or graves are located; a grave; a burial ground; cemetery.

    And that's why the wild flowers cluster On his gravestead — there — so thick!

    1886, Two tramps, Low down: wayside thoughts in ballad and other verse

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
cemeterygraveyardnecropolis

Origin

From grave + stead.

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Cite this entry
APA

gravestead. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gravestead

MLA

“gravestead.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gravestead. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gravestead,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gravestead.

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