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monument
[ noun mon-yuh-muhnt; verb mon-yuh-ment ]
noun
- something erected in memory of a person, event, etc., as a building, pillar, or statue:
the Washington Monument.
- any building, megalith, etc., surviving from a past age, and regarded as of historical or archaeological importance.
- any enduring evidence or notable example of something:
a monument to human ingenuity.
- an exemplar, model, or personification of some abstract quality, especially when considered to be beyond question:
a monument of middle-class respectability.
- an area or a site of interest to the public for its historical significance, great natural beauty, etc., preserved and maintained by a government.
- a written tribute to a person, especially a posthumous one.
- Surveying. an object, as a stone shaft, set in the ground to mark the boundaries of real estate or to mark a survey station.
- a person considered as a heroic figure or of heroic proportions:
He became a monument in his lifetime.
- Obsolete. a tomb; sepulcher.
- a statue.
verb (used with object)
- to build a monument or monuments to; commemorate:
to monument the nation's war dead.
- to build a monument on:
to monument a famous site.
Monument
1/ ˈɒʊəԳ /
noun
- the Monumenta tall columnar building designed (1671) by Sir Christopher Wren to commemorate the Fire of London (1666), which destroyed a large part of the medieval city
monument
2/ ˈɒʊəԳ /
noun
- an obelisk, statue, building, etc, erected in commemoration of a person or event or in celebration of something
- a notable building or site, esp one preserved as public property
- a tomb or tombstone
- a literary or artistic work regarded as commemorative of its creator or a particular period
- a boundary marker
- an exceptional example
his lecture was a monument of tedium
- an obsolete word for statue
Other 51Թ Forms
- Dzu·Գ· adjective
- ܲ·Dzu·Գe adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of monument1
Example Sentences
The King and Queen will see more of Rome's ancient monuments on Tuesday, including a trip to the Colosseum.
Back home in L.A., city monuments were lighted up in blue and gold to honor the Bruins.
It's also the height of Lost Cause mythology when the Confederate monuments are put up.
Glyndŵr became a figurehead for Welsh nationalism and there are statues, monuments, pub and street names across Wales commemorating him.
President Trump threatened to block funding for Smithsonian exhibitions that discuss racism and ordered the restoration of monuments taken down because of their celebration of racist figures.
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