monument

English

/ˈmɑnjʊmənt/, /ˈmɒnjʊmənt/

noun
Definitions
  • 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.
  • 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.

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French monument derived from Latin monumentum (monument, memorial, reminder).

Origin

Latin

monumentum

Gloss

monument, memorial, reminder

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