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monument definition

monu·ment (mänyo̵̅o̅ mənt, -yə-)

noun

  1. something set up to keep alive the memory of a person or event, as a tablet, statue, pillar, building, etc.
  2. a structure surviving from a former period
  3. a writing or the like serving as a memorial
    1. a work, production, etc. of enduring value or significance monuments of learning
    2. lasting or outstanding evidence or example
  4. ☆ a stone shaft or other object set in the earth to mark a boundary
  5. Obsolete
    1. a tomb; sepulcher
    2. a statue; effigy

Etymology: OFr < L monumentum < monere, to remind, warn: see monitor

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