Definition of monument

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Monument (n.) A stone or other permanent object, serving to indicate a limit or to mark a boundary..

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Monumental :: Monumental (a.) Serving as a monument; memorial; preserving memory.
Stele :: Stela (n.) A small column or pillar, used as a monument, milestone, etc..
Epitaph :: Epitaph (n.) A brief writing formed as if to be inscribed on a monument, as that concerning Alexander: Sufficit huic tumulus, cui non sufficeret orbis..
Memorial :: Memorial (n.) Anything intended to preserve the memory of a person or event; something which serves to keep something else in remembrance; a monument.
Stupa :: Stupa (n.) A mound or monument commemorative of Buddha.
Monumental :: Monumental (a.) Of, pertaining to, or suitable for, a monument; as, a monumental inscription..
Lapidary :: Lapidary (a.) Of or pertaining to the art of cutting stones, or engraving on stones, either gems or monuments; as, lapidary ornamentation..
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..
Sign :: Sign (n.) Something serving to indicate the existence, or preserve the memory, of a thing; a token; a memorial; a monument..
Monument :: Monument (n.) A saying, deed, or example, worthy of record..
Monument :: Monument (n.) A stone or other permanent object, serving to indicate a limit or to mark a boundary..
Shaft :: Shaft (n.) A column, an obelisk, or other spire-shaped or columnar monument..
Mausoleum :: Mausoleum (n.) A magnificent tomb, or stately sepulchral monument..
Mortuary :: Mortuary (a.) Of or pertaining to the dead; as, mortuary monuments..
Lapidary :: Lapidary (a.) Of or pertaining to monumental inscriptions; as, lapidary adulation..
Efface :: Efface (v. t.) To cause to disappear (as anything impresses or inscribed upon a surface) by rubbing out, striking out, etc.; to erase; to render illegible or indiscernible; as, to efface the letters on a monument, or the inscription on a coin..
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..
Mausolean :: Mausolean (a.) Pertaining to a mausoleum; monumental.
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..
Mark :: Mark (v. t.) To be a mark upon; to designate; to indicate; -- used literally and figuratively; as, this monument marks the spot where Wolfe died; his courage and energy marked him for a leader..
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