monument
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3.4
- noun
- /ˈmɒn.jʊ.mənt/
:
monumento
- When we passed a sign saying "Crazy Horse Monument," it seemed to confirm my feelings.
- national monument
- erect a monument
- memorials and monuments
It has like these monuments of London all around it.
- It has like these monuments of London all around it.
- I don't want any other monument but that on my tombstone.
- So that gives us a timestamp for when the Giza Plateau monuments were planned, right?
- This image is out there today, but you will find no monument on the site.
- We put them on Mount Rushmore, we build monuments to them.
- I I'm afraid to look, but tell me it's picture the Washington Monument.
- How can we create monuments that they could then analyze?
Examples
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The site contains one of the most impressive prehistoric stone monuments found in Africa.
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When you think of national or internationally recognized monuments, several will come to mind.
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A monument to Roman law and order.
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And he puts up a major monument in the Roman Forum.
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Travel to any capital city, and you will have monuments pointed out to you.
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I climb the steps of the Scot monument every morning.
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The main road continues to Roman ruins and other monuments at the end of the valley.
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The Hallwell Monument stood outside the walls of the old Fort.
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Edinburgh cityscape is studded with monuments to memories.
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The cornerstone of the monument was laid on Independence Day, 1848.
Synonyms
197
3.7
A structure like a statue that reminds people of an important person or event
4
9.9
A memorial that honors people or events
Compounds
6
3.3
A place or building that a national government protects because it is important in history and people can visit
How Important
6
3.3
160
3.4
197
3.7
381
1.0
64
5.1
71
2.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
Monument comes from an old Latin word monere, which means 'to remind' or 'to warn', so a monument is something built to 'remind' people of a person, event, or history. You can see the same root in the word monitor ('to watch' or 'to remind'), which helps explain why monuments act like memory in stone.