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monument
Found in thesaurus: structure, construction, site, land site, sepulchre, sepulture, sepulcher, burial chamber
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monument
n.
something that serves to commemorate (statue, building, etc.), memorial; statue; tombstone
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Monument
A monument is a type of structure that was explicitly created to commemorate a person or important event, or which has become important to a social group as a part of their remembrance of historic times or cultural heritage, or as an example of historic architecture. The term 'monument' is often applied to buildings or structures that are considered examples of important architectural and/or cultural heritage.
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monument
Noun
1. a structure erected to commemorate persons or events
(synonym) memorial
(hypernym) structure, construction
(hyponym) brass, memorial tablet, plaque
2. an important site that is marked and preserved as public property
(hypernym) site, land site
(hyponym) market cross
3. a burial vault (usually for some famous person)
(synonym) repository
(hypernym) burial chamber, sepulcher, sepulchre, sepulture
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Monument (das)
n.
monument, something that serves to commemorate (statue, building, etc.), memorial; statue; tombstone
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monument
nm.
monument, something that serves to commemorate (statue, building, etc.)
