Associations to the word «Monument»

Wiktionary

MONUMENT, noun. A structure built for commemorative or symbolic reasons, or as a memorial; a commemoration.
MONUMENT, noun. An important site owned by the community as a whole.
MONUMENT, noun. An exceptional or proud achievement.
MONUMENT, noun. An important burial vault or tomb.
MONUMENT, noun. A legal document.
MONUMENT, noun. A surveying reference point marked by a permanently fixed marker (a survey monument).

Dictionary definition

MONUMENT, noun. A structure erected to commemorate persons or events.
MONUMENT, noun. An important site that is marked and preserved as public property.
MONUMENT, noun. A burial vault (usually for some famous person).

Wise words

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