What does "monument" mean?
A structure built for commemorative or symbolic reasons, or as a memorial; a commemoration.
Monument
/ˈmɑnjʊmənt/ name, noun, verb
name, noun, verb ·Common ·High school level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: A structure built for commemorative or symbolic reasons, or as a memorial; a commemoration.
- Grammar: monument is listed as name, noun, verb.
- Nearest alternatives: memorial, ancient construction, antenna tower, arch.
- Useful contrasts: disregard, ephemerality, insignificance.
- Usage evidence: The monument was set up in the park.
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A structure built for commemorative or symbolic reasons, or as a memorial; a commemoration.
"There is a monument on the town green to the soldiers who died in World War I."
- 2 Any of the five most prestigious men's one-day road cycling races: Milan–San Remo, Tour of Flanders, Paris–Roubaix, Liege–Bastogne–Liege and Giro di Lombardia.
- 3 a structure erected to commemorate persons or events wordnet
- 4 An important site owned by the community as a whole.
- 5 a burial vault (usually for some famous person) wordnet
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- 6 a registered archaeological site or other structure, deemed historic or otherwise worthy of protection. British
- 7 an important site that is marked and preserved as public property wordnet
- 8 A sign of exceptional achievement.
"The cab pulled up in front of a tumbledown cheap ‘villa’ in an unfinished cheap neighbourhood, — the whole place a living monument of the defeat of the speculative builder."
- 9 An important burial vault or tomb.
- 10 Any grave marker.
- 11 A legal document.
- 12 A surveying reference point marked by a permanently fixed marker (a survey monument).
- 13 A pile of stones left by a prospector to claim ownership of ore etc. found in a mine.
- 14 A natural or artificial object used as a reference point.
- 15 A surviving record.
"This linguistic fragment, rough as it may appear, is of the highest interest; for it is the first written monument of the French language, eleven hundred years old."
- 16 Alternative spelling of Monument (“prestigious one-day race”). alt-of, alternative
Verb
- 1 To mark or memorialize with a monument. transitive
- 2 To place a surveyor's monument at. transitive
"Enter the year the marker was monumented. If the year cannot be determined , enter " UNK " ."
Proper Noun
- 1 A place in the United States:; A town in El Paso County, Colorado.
- 2 A place in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Logan County, Kansas.
- 3 A place in the United States:; A census-designated place in Lea County, New Mexico.
- 4 A place in the United States:; A minor city in Grant County, Oregon.
- 5 A place in the United States:; A census-designated place in Liberty Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania.
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
"The monument was set up in the park."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "monument"?
Common synonyms include: memorial, ancient construction, antenna tower, arch, architectural monument, archives.
How do you use "monument" in a sentence?
The monument was set up in the park.
How do you pronounce "monument"?
Pronounced /ˈmɑnjʊmənt/.
Etymology
From Middle English monument, from Old French monument, from Latin monumentum (“memorial, monument, tomb”), from monēre (“to remind”).