Monument Meaning
/ˈmɑnjʊmənt/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA structure built for commemorative or symbolic reasons, or as a memorial; a commemoration.
nounAn important site owned by the community as a whole.
Sentence Examples
The monument was set up in the park.
The monument was erected in honor of the eminent philosopher.
A monument to him was erected in St Paul's Cathedral.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ancient stone ____ overlooking the valley was built to honor the great king.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
A grand ____ was built in the city's central square to commemorate the various brave soldiers who fought in the historic battle.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English monument, from Old French monument, from Latin monumentum (“memorial, monument, tomb”), from monēre (“to remind”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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."
— 1897, Richard Marsh, The Beetle:
"The line became a monument to his drive and imagination — and a hard training course for the future chief of the Great Central."
— 1961 October, “Talking of Trains: Last of the M.S.W.J.R.”, in Trains Illustrated, page 586:
"This linguistic fragment, rough as it may appear, is of the highest interest; for it is the first written monument of the French language, eleven hundred years old."
— 1896, Auguste Brachet, Paget Toynbee, A Historical Grammar of the French Language (Clarendon Press series), Clarendon Press, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 15:
"Czech was long used as a written language also by the Slovaks; the earliest existing Slovak monument is the Žilina Town Book from the late 15ᵗʰ century"
— 2018 June 11, Jared Klein, Brian Joseph, Matthias Fritz, editors, Handbook of Comparative and Historical Indo-European Linguistics (Handbücher zur Sprach- und Kommunikationswissenschaft / Handbooks of Linguistics and Communication Science [HSK]), Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG, →ISBN, →OCLC:
"Enter the year the marker was monumented. If the year cannot be determined , enter " UNK " ."
— 1985, Input Formats and Specifications of the National Geodetic Survey Data Base, pages 3-8:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ancient stone ____ overlooking the valley was built to honor the great king.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
A grand ____ was built in the city's central square to commemorate the various brave soldiers who fought in the historic battle.