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monument Definition

monu·ment (män′yo̵̅o̅ 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
  5. ☆ a stone shaft or other object set in the earth to mark a boundary
  6. Obsolete
    1. a tomb; sepulcher
    2. a statue; effigy

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

monument Synonyms

monument

n.

  1. Anything erected to preserve a memory

    tomb, tombstone, marker, shaft, column, pillar, headstone, gravestone, cenotaph, mausoleum, obelisk, shrine, statue, building, erection, pile, tower, monolith, tablet, slab, stone; see also memorial.

  2. A landmark in the history of creative work

    work of art, magnum opus, exemplar, permanent contribution; see achievement 2, masterpiece.

monument Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • erect: Early Proposals for a Memorial In 1949 there was a proposal to erect a monument to the American airmen.
  • schedule: A scheduled ancient monument dating from 16th century in a " very bad " condition.

Adjective modifier

  • ancient: There can be few ancient monuments in East Anglia with a more striking location.
  • scheduled: Owston Ferry Castle is an ancient scheduled monument which is also a Local Nature Reserve.
  • prehistoric: This year you have to design a prehistoric monument - a perfect summer holiday project.
  • historic: Near the Benedictine Abbey, a historic monument in the form of a cross can be admired.
  • funerary: The region has examples of the exceedingly rare survival of funerary monuments above ground.
  • megalithic: He agreed with Aubrey on the Druidic nature of megalithic monuments.

Modifies a noun

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  • consent: We want to introduce a single heritage consent, replacing scheduled monument consent and listed building consent to streamline the consent process.

Noun used with modifier

  • henge: Avebury stone circle is the largest henge monument in Britain, which is managed by the National Trust.
  • cursus: This belongs to the type of site which has become known as a ' cursus monument ' .
  • marble: The church interior is dominated by the marble monument to Thomas Archer, erected by himself.
  • mural: The interior is neatly fitted up, and has many mural monuments.
  • burial: The early burial monument was enlarged in successive stages during the Early Bronze Age.
  • ritual: No prehistoric funerary and ritual monuments have been recorded in the Levels.