monument

mon·u·ment

(mŏn′yə-mənt)

1. A structure, such as a building or sculpture, erected as a memorial.

2. An inscribed marker placed at a grave; a tombstone.

3. Something venerated for its enduring historic significance or association with a notable past person or thing: the architectural monuments of ancient Rome; traditions that are monuments to an earlier era.

a. An outstanding enduring achievement: a translation that is a monument of scholarship.

b. An exceptional example: "Thousands of them wrote texts, some of them monuments of dullness" (Robert L. Heilbroner).

5. An object, such as a post or stone, fixed in the ground so as to mark a boundary or position.

[Middle English, from Latin monumentum, memorial, from monēre, to remind; see men- in Indo-European roots.]

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monument

(ˈmɒnjʊmənt)

1. (Art Terms) an obelisk, statue, building, etc, erected in commemoration of a person or event or in celebration of something

2. (Architecture) a notable building or site, esp one preserved as public property

3. a tomb or tombstone

4. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) a literary or artistic work regarded as commemorative of its creator or a particular period

5. (Art Terms) a literary or artistic work regarded as commemorative of its creator or a particular period

6. US a boundary marker

7. an exceptional example: his lecture was a monument of tedium.

8. (Art Terms) an obsolete word for statue

[C13: from Latin monumentum, from monēre to remind, advise]

Monument

(ˈmɒnjʊmənt)

(Named Buildings) the Monument a 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

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mon•u•ment

(ˈmɒn yə mənt)

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.

4. something written, esp. a legal document or a tribute to a person.

6. an object, as a stone shaft, to mark a boundary or a survey station.

7. a person considered as being of heroic proportions: a monument in her lifetime.

a. Obs. a tomb; sepulcher.

b. a statue.

[1250–1300; Middle English < Latin monumentum=mon- (s. of monēre to warn) + -u- (variant of -i- -i- before labials) + -mentum -ment]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

monument - a structure erected to commemorate persons or events

cenotaph, empty tomb - a monument built to honor people whose remains are interred elsewhere or whose remains cannot be recovered

megalith, megalithic structure - memorial consisting of a very large stone forming part of a prehistoric structure (especially in western Europe)

national monument - memorial consisting of a structure or natural landmark of historic interest; set aside by national government for preservation and public enjoyment

pantheon - a monument commemorating a nation's dead heroes

structure, construction - a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons"

triumphal arch - a monumental archway; usually they are built to commemorate some notable victory

monument - an important site that is marked and preserved as public property

market cross - a cross-shaped monument set up in the marketplace of a town where public business is often conducted

land site, site - the piece of land on which something is located (or is to be located); "a good site for the school"

monument - a burial vault (usually for some famous person)

monument

noun

1. memorial, cairn, statue, pillar, marker, shrine, tombstone, mausoleum, commemoration, headstone, gravestone, obelisk, cenotaph He laid a wreath on a monument near Bayeux.

2. testament, record, witness, token, reminder, remembrance, memento By his achievements he leaves a fitting monument to his beliefs. see buildings and other monuments

Quotations
"If you seek a monument, look around (Si monumentum requiris, circumspice)" [son of Sir Christopher Wren Inscription in St. Paul's Cathedral]

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monument

noun

Something, as a structure or custom, serving to honor or keep alive a memory:

Translations

monument

památník

monument

muistomerkki

spomenik

műemlék

minnisvarîi

記念碑

기념비

monumentalusmonumentas

monumentspiemineklis

pamätník

spomenik

monument

อนุสาวรีย์

đài kỷ niệm

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monument

[ˈmɒnjʊmənt] n

to be a monument to sth (= concrete expression of) → être un monument de qch

monument

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monument

(ˈmonjumənt) noun

something built in memory of a person or event, eg a building, tomb etc. They erected a monument in his honour.

ˌmonuˈmental (-ˈmen-) adjective

of great size or scale. a monumental achievement.

monument

→ نَصْبٌ تِذْكَارِيّ památník monument Monument μνημείο monumento muistomerkki monument spomenik monumento 記念碑 기념비 monument monument pomnik monumento монумент monument อนุสาวรีย์ anıt đài kỷ niệm 纪念碑