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Monument
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Meaning
Noun
●
A structure
built
for
commemorative
or
symbolic
reasons
, or as a
memorial
; a commemoration.
●
An important
site
owned
by the
community
as a whole.
●
An
exceptional
or
proud
achievement.
●
An important
burial
vault
or tomb.
●
Any
grave
marker.
●
A
legal
document.
●
A
surveying
reference point
marked
by a
permanently
fixed
marker
(a
survey
monument).
●
A
pile
of
stones
left
by a
prospector
to
claim
ownership
of
ore
etc. found in a mine.
●
In Surveying:
A natural or
artificial
object
used as a
reference
point.
●
A
surviving
record.
Verb
●
To
mark
or
memorialize
with a monument.
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Origin
monument
English
monumentum
Latin
moneo
Latin
monere
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
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