monument
MON-yuu-muhnt
Monument (noun) means a structure, statue, or building built to honour and remember a person or event. Example: “Visitors left flowers at the foot of the monument at the end of the day.”
noun
1
A structure, statue, or building built to honour and remember a person or event.
"Visitors left flowers at the foot of the monument at the end of the day."
"Tourists lined up to photograph the war monument in the town square."
"The city erected a monument to the founders of the university."
verb
1
To mark or commemorate something with a monument.
"The town monumented the spot where the old bridge once stood."
"Local people monumented the hero's birthplace with a stone and a small garden."
"The battlefield was monumented decades later with a bronze plaque."
How to use monument
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishSomething built, usually in stone or metal, to keep a person or event in public memory.
Common pairings
erect a monument
a monument to
national monument
ancient monument
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- Third person singular
- monuments
- Past tense
- monumented
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Etymology
From Old French monument, from Latin monumentum ("a reminder, memorial"), from monere ("to remind, warn") — the same root behind "admonish."
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What does “monument” mean?
The word “monument” means a structure, statue, or building built to honour and remember a person or event. In plain terms, something built, usually in stone or metal, to keep a person or event in public memory.
How do you pronounce “monument”?
“Monument” is pronounced MON-yuu-muhnt (/ˈmɑnjʊmənt/ in IPA).
How do you use “monument” in a sentence?
Here is “monument” used in a sentence: “Tourists lined up to photograph the war monument in the town square.”
What part of speech is “monument”?
Depending on how it is used, “monument” can be a noun and a verb.
Where does the word “monument” come from?
The word “monument” comes from Latin. From Old French monument, from Latin monumentum ("a reminder, memorial"), from monere ("to remind, warn") — the same root behind "admonish.".
Is “monument” a common word?
“Monument” is a fairly common word in modern English, usually learned at around the B1 level.
How many meanings does “monument” have?
“Monument” has 2 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: a structure, statue, or building built to honour and remember a person or event.
What is the difference between a monument and a memorial?
The two overlap, but a memorial is built specifically to remember someone who has died or a tragic event, while a monument can honour any person or event, including triumphant ones. Every memorial is a kind of monument, but not every monument is a memorial.
What is the difference between a monument and a statue?
A statue is a carved or cast figure of a person or animal, while a monument is any structure built to honour or remember someone or something. A statue can be a monument, but monuments also include arches, columns, obelisks, and whole buildings.
What is the difference between a monument and a landmark?
A monument is built deliberately to commemorate a person or event, whereas a landmark is simply a feature that is easy to recognise or historically important, whether or not it was built to honour anything. A hill or an old bridge can be a landmark without being a monument.
What are common collocations with monument?
Monument frequently appears in phrases such as "national monument," "historic monument," "ancient monument," and "erect a monument." Figuratively, something can be called "a monument to" an idea, as in "a monument to human courage."
