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plaque

noun as in memorial

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Separately, a wall of plaques on Shark Island in Namibia commemorates German soldiers.

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"With just 22 million rupees, we've restored 92 buildings, eight or nine clocks, and some 1,300 tombstone plaques."

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I joke that perhaps it should have a plaque with her name on outside and Tidball laughs as she says it might be a part of her legacy.

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A blue plaque dedicated to a gay couple who "defied convention" during the 1950s and 60s has been unveiled at the site of the shop they ran.

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Celestinia Bishop, the owner, said the thefts were discovered Thursday but she said she believes the thieves broke into the cemetery the night before and took the headstones for the bronze and copper plaques.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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