monument

UK /ˈmɑnjʊmənt/ US /ˈmɑnjʊmənt/

noun 6name 5verb 2

Definitions

noun

A structure built for commemorative or symbolic reasons, or as a memorial; a commemoration.

There is a monument on the town green to the soldiers who died in World War I.

An important site owned by the community as a whole.

a registered archaeological site or other structure, deemed historic or otherwise worthy of protection.

A sign of exceptional achievement.

The cab pulled up in front of a tumbledown cheap ‘villa’ in an unfinished cheap neighbourhood, — the whole place a living monument of the defeat of the speculative builder.

The line became a monument to his drive and imagination — and a hard training course for the future chief of the Great Central.

An important burial vault or tomb.

verb

To mark or memorialize with a monument.

To place a surveyor's monument at.

Enter the year the marker was monumented. If the year cannot be determined , enter " UNK " .

Having chosen and monumented the initial point, the surveyor established the "principal meridian" by traversing north and south from the initial point.

name

A place in the United States:

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

ancient, historic

national, public

great

famous

fitting

The memorial garden is a fitting monument to those who fought for our freedom.

lasting

The charity built a lasting monument in the town center to honor the firefighters who died.

VERB + MONUMENT

stand as

The old bridge stands as a monument to the engineering skills of Victorian builders.

commission

The city commissioned a new monument to honor the firefighters who died in the disaster.

build, erect, put up, set up

unveil

conserve, preserve, protect

The government has protected this ancient monument from damage for over a hundred years.

destroy, pull down

The government decided to destroy the old monument that had stood in the city center for decades.

MONUMENT + VERB

be, stand

A stone monument stands in the center of the town square, honoring soldiers from the war.

survive

The ancient temple monuments survived the earthquake that destroyed much of the city.

PREP

as a ~

~ of

The ancient temples stand as monuments of our ancestors' religious beliefs and artistic skills.

~ to

The new memorial garden serves as a monument to the city's founders.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a structure erected to commemorate persons or events

memorial

noun — a burial vault (usually for some famous person)

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Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

There is a monument on the town green to the soldiers who died in World War I.

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The cab pulled up in front of a tumbledown cheap ‘villa’ in an unfinished cheap neighbourhood, — the whole place a living monument of the defeat of the speculative builder.

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The line became a monument to his drive and imagination — and a hard training course for the future chief of the Great Central.

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Enter the year the marker was monumented. If the year cannot be determined , enter " UNK " .

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Having chosen and monumented the initial point, the surveyor established the "principal meridian" by traversing north and south from the initial point.

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The first-order network is usually monumented on the roofs of buildings; ground stations are used only in suburban districts.

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Usage Notes

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