Monument

Pronunciation

• enPR: mŏn'yÉ™-mÉ™nt

Origin

From Latin monumentum ("memorial"), from monēre ("to remind")

Full definition of monument

Noun

1. A structure built for commemorative or symbolic reasons, or as a memorial; a commemoration.There is a monument on the town green to the soldiers who died in World War I.
2. An important site owned by the community as a whole.
3. An exceptional or proud achievement.
4. An important burial vault or tomb.
5. A legal document.
6. A surveying reference point marked by a permanently fixed marker (a survey monument).

Related terms

• monumental
• monumentally

Hyponyms

• cenotaph