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noun
1.
something erected in memory of a person, event, etc., as a building, pillar, or statue: the Washington Monument.
2.
any building, megalith, etc., surviving from a past age, and regarded as of historical or archaeological importance.
3.
any enduring evidence or notable example of something: a monument to human ingenuity.
4.
an exemplar, model, or personification of some abstract quality, especially when considered to be beyond question: a monument of middle-class respectability.
5.
EXPANDan area or a site of interest to the public for its historical significance, great natural beauty, etc., preserved and maintained by a government.
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a written tribute to a person, especially a posthumous one.
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a person considered as a heroic figure or of heroic proportions: He became a monument in his lifetime.
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COLLAPSEa.
Obsolete. a tomb; sepulcher.
b.
a statue.
verb (used with object)
10.
to build a monument or monuments to; commemorate: to monument the nation's war dead.
11.
to build a monument on: to monument a famous site.
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- Investigate the monument with the highest known density of archaeological sites in the nation.
- These unique landscapes have been suggested for national monument status.
- Asked why politicians build those monstrosities, he could only speculate that they wanted a monument to their regime.
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World English Dictionary
| monument (ˈmɒnjʊmənt) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | an obelisk, statue, building, etc, erected in commemoration of a person or event or in celebration of something |
| 2. | a notable building or site, esp one preserved as public property |
| 3. | a tomb or tombstone |
| 4. | a literary or artistic work regarded as commemorative of its creator or a particular period |
| 5. | (US) a boundary marker |
| 6. | an exceptional example: his lecture was a monument of tedium |
| 7. | an obsolete word for statue |
| [C13: from Latin monumentum, from monēre to remind, advise] | |
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Word Origin & History
monument
late 13c., "a sepulchre," from L. monumentum "a monument, a memorial," lit. "something that reminds," from monere "to remind, warn" (see monitor). Sense of "structure or edifice to commemorate a notable person, action, or event" first attested c.1600.
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