Definition of monument

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Monument (n.) A building, pillar, stone, or the like, erected to preserve the remembrance of a person, event, action, etc.; as, the Washington monument; the Bunker Hill monument. Also, a tomb, with memorial inscriptions..

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Inscription :: Inscription (n.) That which is inscribed; something written or engraved; especially, a word or words written or engraved on a solid substance for preservation or public inspection; as, inscriptions on monuments, pillars, coins, medals, etc..
Record :: Record (v. t.) That which serves to perpetuate a knowledge of acts or events; a monument; a memorial.
Imperishable :: Imperishable (a.) Not perishable; not subject to decay; indestructible; enduring permanently; as, an imperishable monument; imperishable renown..
Monumental :: Monumental (a.) Of, pertaining to, or suitable for, a monument; as, a monumental inscription..
Stone :: Stone (n.) A monument to the dead; a gravestone.
Hearse :: Hearse (n.) A grave, coffin, tomb, or sepulchral monument..
Trilithon :: Trilithon (n.) A monument consisting of three stones; especially, such a monument forming a kind of doorway, as among the ancient Celts..
Monument :: Monument (n.) A saying, deed, or example, worthy of record..
Erect :: Erect (v. t.) To raise and place in an upright or perpendicular position; to set upright; to raise; as, to erect a pole, a flagstaff, a monument, etc..
Mausolean :: Mausolean (a.) Pertaining to a mausoleum; monumental.
Monument :: Monument (n.) A stone or other permanent object, serving to indicate a limit or to mark a boundary..
Stele :: Stela (n.) A small column or pillar, used as a monument, milestone, etc..
Antiquary :: Antiquary (n.) One devoted to the study of ancient times through their relics, as inscriptions, monuments, remains of ancient habitations, statues, coins, manuscripts, etc.; one who searches for and studies the relics of antiquity..
Cross :: Cross (n.) A monument in the form of a cross, or surmounted by a cross, set up in a public place; as, a market cross; a boundary cross; Charing Cross in London..
Mausoleum :: Mausoleum (n.) A magnificent tomb, or stately sepulchral monument..
Archaeology :: Archaeology (n.) The science or study of antiquities, esp. prehistoric antiquities, such as the remains of buildings or monuments of an early epoch, inscriptions, implements, and other relics, written manuscripts, etc..
Base :: Base (n.) The lower part of a complete architectural design, as of a monument; also, the lower part of any elaborate piece of furniture or decoration..
Monumentally :: Monumentally (adv.) By means of monuments.
Tomb :: Tomb (n.) A monument erected to inclose the body and preserve the name and memory of the dead.
Antiquity :: Antiquity (n.) A relic or monument of ancient times; as, a coin, a statue, etc.; an ancient institution. [In this sense, usually in the plural.].
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