tombstone / gravestonenounfeminine/lɐˈpidɨ/mediumla·pi·dePortuguesEnglishEspanolFrancaisDefinitionA stone slab, usually inscribed, placed over a grave or on a funeral monument.The tombstone on the grave was covered in moss.The family had a message engraved on the gravestone.synheadstonemonumentCommon collocationstombstone inscriptionengrave a gravestoneplace a tombstoneEtymologyDo latim 'lapis, lapidis' (pedra).Related wordslápidelapidarlapidaçãolapidador