Definition for
monument
– To erect a monument in memory of.
– To place monuments on; adorn with monuments: as, a region monumented with glorious deeds.
noun – A conspicuous crag of a somewhat pillar-like and symmetrical form.
noun – Anything by which the memory of a person, a period, or an event is preserved or perpetuated; hence, any conspicuous, permanent, or splendid building, as a medieval cathedral, or any work of art or industry constituting a memorial of the past; a memorial.
noun – Specifically, a pile, pillar, or other structure erected expressly in memory of events, actions, or persons.
noun – A stone shaft, or a structure of stone or other enduring material, erected over a grave in memory of the dead.
noun – 4. A burial-vault; a tomb.
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