mon·u·ment (m n y -mnt)n. 1. A structure, such as a building or sculpture, erected as a memorial. 2. An inscribed marker placed at a grave; a tombstone. 3. Something venerated for its enduring historic significance or association with a notable past person or thing: the architectural monuments of ancient Rome; traditions that are monuments to an earlier era. 4. a. An outstanding enduring achievement: a translation that is a monument of scholarship. b. An exceptional example: "Thousands of them wrote texts, some of them monuments of dullness" (Robert L. Heilbroner). 5. An object, such as a post or stone, fixed in the ground so as to mark a boundary or position. 6. A written document, especially a legal one. [Middle English, from Latin monumentum, memorial, from mon  re, to remind; see men-1 in Indo-European roots.] |
monument
Noun
1. something, such as a statue or building, erected in commemoration of a person or event
2. an ancient building which is regarded as an important part of a country's history
3. an exceptional example of the results of something: the whole town is a monument to bad sixties' architecture [Latin monumentum]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  monument - a structure erected to commemorate persons or eventscenotaph, empty tomb - a monument built to honor people whose remains are interred elsewhere or whose remains cannot be recovered megalith, megalithic structure - memorial consisting of a very large stone forming part of a prehistoric structure (especially in western Europe) national monument - memorial consisting of a structure or natural landmark of historic interest; set aside by national government for preservation and public enjoyment pantheon - a monument commemorating a nation's dead heroes Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, Seven Wonders of the World - impressive monuments created in the ancient world that were regarded with awe structure, construction - a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons" triumphal arch - a monumental archway; usually they are built to commemorate some notable victory |
| 2. | monument - an important site that is marked and preserved as public property market cross - a cross-shaped monument set up in the marketplace of a town where public business is often conducted | |
| 3. | monument - a burial vault (usually for some famous person) |
monument
Translations
n monument [ˈmonjumənt]
something built in memory of a person or event, eg a building, tomb etc They erected a monument in his honour. monument نُصُب تِذْكاري монумент památník monument das Denkmal μνημείο monumento mälestusmärk بناى ياد بود muistomerkki monument אַנדַרטָה स्मारक spomenik emlékmű; műemlék monumen minnisvarði monumento 記念碑 기념 건조물 paminklas, monumentas monuments; piemineklis monumen monument minnesmerke, monument pomnik monumento monument памятник pamätník spomenik spomenik monument อนุสาวรีย์ anıt, abide 紀念碑 пам'ятник; монумент یادگار تعمیر وغیرہ tượng đài 纪念碑
adj monuˈmental [-ˈmen-]
of great size or scale a monumental achievement. monumentaal ضَخْم ، بارِز، هام монументален velkolepý monumental gewaltig μνημειώδης monumental tohutu بسیار بزرگ valtava monumental עָצוּם बृहत monumentalan hatalmas besar sekali gífurlegur monumentale, enorme 非常に大きな 기념하는, 기념비적인, 거대한 didingas, monumentalus monumentāls, milzīgs, grandiozs besar sekali kolossaal monumental, storslått monumentalny monumental monumental колоссальный veľkolepý mogočen monumentalan monumental ยิ่งใหญ่ anıtsal 巨大的 монументальний غظیم، شاندار đồ sộ 巨大的
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