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Definition of Monument
1. Noun. A structure erected to commemorate persons or events.
Exact synonyms: Memorial
Specialized synonyms: Brass, Memorial Tablet, Plaque, Cenotaph, Empty Tomb, Gravestone, Headstone, Tombstone, Megalith, Megalithic Structure, National Monument, Pantheon, Seven Wonders Of The Ancient World, Seven Wonders Of The World, Triumphal Arch
Specialized synonyms: Lincoln Memorial, Great Pyramid, Pyramid, Pyramids Of Egypt, Statue Of Liberty, Washington Monument
Generic synonyms: Construction, Structure
Derivative terms: Memorialize, Monumental
Specialized synonyms: Brass, Memorial Tablet, Plaque, Cenotaph, Empty Tomb, Gravestone, Headstone, Tombstone, Megalith, Megalithic Structure, National Monument, Pantheon, Seven Wonders Of The Ancient World, Seven Wonders Of The World, Triumphal Arch
Specialized synonyms: Lincoln Memorial, Great Pyramid, Pyramid, Pyramids Of Egypt, Statue Of Liberty, Washington Monument
Generic synonyms: Construction, Structure
Derivative terms: Memorialize, Monumental
2. Noun. An important site that is marked and preserved as public property.
Specialized synonyms: Market Cross
Generic synonyms: Land Site, Site
Specialized synonyms: Stonehenge
Derivative terms: Monumental
Generic synonyms: Land Site, Site
Specialized synonyms: Stonehenge
Derivative terms: Monumental
3. Noun. A burial vault (usually for some famous person).
Exact synonyms: Repository
Generic synonyms: Burial Chamber, Sepulcher, Sepulchre, Sepulture
Derivative terms: Monumental
Generic synonyms: Burial Chamber, Sepulcher, Sepulchre, Sepulture
Derivative terms: Monumental
Definition of Monument
1. n. Something which stands, or remains, to keep in remembrance what is past; a memorial.
Definition of Monument
1. Noun. A structure built for commemorative or symbolic reasons, or as a memorial; a commemoration. ¹
2. Noun. An important site owned by the community as a whole. ¹
3. Noun. An exceptional or proud achievement. ¹
4. Noun. An important burial vault or tomb. ¹
5. Noun. A legal document. ¹
6. Noun. A surveying reference point marked by a permanently fixed marker (a survey monument). ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Monument
1. a structure built as a memorial [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Monument
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