A monument is a large structure, usually made of stone, which is built to remind people of an event in history or of a famous person.
2. countable noun
A monument is something such as a castle or bridge which was built a very long time ago and is regarded as an important part of a country's history.
...the ancient monuments of England [+ of]
3. countable noun
If you describe something as a monumentto someone's qualities, you mean that it is a very good example of the results or effectsof those qualities.
By his international achievements he leaves a fitting monument to his beliefs. [+ to]
Synonyms: testament, record, witness, token More Synonyms of monument
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monument in British English
(ˈmɒnjʊmənt)
noun
1.
an obelisk, statue, building, etc, erected in commemoration of a person or event or in celebration of something
2.
a notable building or site, esp one preserved as public property
3.
a tomb or tombstone
4.
a literary or artistic work regarded as commemorative of its creator or a particular period
5. US
a boundary marker
6.
an exceptional example
his lecture was a monument of tedium
7. an obsolete word for statue
Word origin
C13: from Latin monumentum, from monēre to remind, advise
Monument in British English
(ˈmɒnjʊmənt)
noun
the Monument
monument in American English
(ˈmɑnjumənt; ˈmɑnjəmənt)
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
4.
a.
a work, production, etc. of enduring value or significance
monuments of learning
b.
lasting or outstanding evidence or example
5. US
a stone shaft or other object set in the earth to mark a boundary
6. Obsolete
a.
a tomb; sepulcher
b.
a statue; effigy
national monument
Word origin
OFr < L monumentum < monere, to remind, warn: see monitor
Examples of 'monument' in a sentence
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They will assess damage to buildings and monuments and catalogue the manuscripts.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The research undertaken in the past five years has revolutionised our understanding of the ancient monument.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The couple met veterans and unveiled a monument at the site.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Stonehenge is perhaps the most famous prehistoric monument in the world.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Its iconic buildings and monuments would be a breathtaking backdrop.
The Sun (2014)
The only crumbling infrastructure is in the ancient monuments.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Cue lots of fantastic special effects as famous monuments bite the dust across the globe!
The Sun (2010)
The landscape is dotted with ancient monuments.
The Sun (2006)
She said she had had enough of life with an ancient monument.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
What would a few thousand pounds be to you for the preservation of this priceless monument to mining history?
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
We should not be made to feel ashamed for queuing up to get into a famous monument while wearing sensible shoes.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Each boulder in the vast cairn that remains is a monument to one man's death.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
There are many physical scars; ruined buildings and endless monuments to the dead.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The museum building honours the monument in its design, which is dignified and beautiful.
The Times Literary Supplement (2014)
I had grown to love the webs and patterns of these stone monuments.
Marsden, Philip The Crossing-Place (1993)
The man responsible for that influential translation of one of the monuments of 20th-century literature is as complex and contradictory as any of its characters.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The public is more likely to be aware of the subjects than the creators of the statues, monuments and architectural decorations which adorn our cities.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The scene in the book where one of the monuments men finally comes across hundreds of paintings hidden in a small town in Tuscany is intensely cinematic.
The Times Literary Supplement (2013)
Quotations
If you seek a monument, look around (Si monumentum requiris, circumspice)son of Sir Christopher WrenInscription in St. Paul's Cathedral
Word lists with
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In other languages
monument
British English: monument /ˈmɒnjʊmənt/ NOUN
A monument is a large structure, usually made of stone, which is built to remind people of an event in history or of a famous person.
This monument was built in memory of the soldiers who died in the war.