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- Dictionarymonument/ˈmɒnjʊm(ə)nt/
noun
- 1. a statue, building, or other structure erected to commemorate a notable person or event: "a simple stone monument marked the nearby crash site" Similar
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MONUMENT definition: 1. a structure or building that is built to honour a special person or event: 2. an old building…. Learn more.
Monument definition: something erected in memory of a person, event, etc., as a building, pillar, or statue. See examples of MONUMENT used in a sentence.
The meaning of MONUMENT is a burial vault : sepulchre. How to use monument in a sentence.
an object, esp. large and made of stone, built to remember and show respect for a person or group of people, or a special place made for this purpose: While in Washington, D.C., we visited a number of historical monuments. fig. The annual arts festival is a monument to (= is a result of) her vision and hard work.
A monument is a large structure, usually made of stone, which is built to remind people of an event in history or of a famous person. This monument was built in memory of the soldiers who died in the war.
A monument is a statue or other sculpture meant to honor a great person, like the Lincoln Monument or Washington Monument.
1. something erected in memory of a person, event, etc., as a building, pillar, or statue. 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.
a building or other structure that is built to make people remember an event in history or a famous person: a national monument. They built the statue as a monument to all the soldiers who died. monument noun [C] (OLD PLACE) B1. an old building or place that is important in history: an ancient monument.
Definition of monument noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
MONUMENT meaning: 1 : a building, statue, etc., that honors a person or event often + to; 2 : a building or place that is important because of when it was built or because of something in history that happened there.
