Definition of Monument
Monument
mon·u·ment
Definition/Meaning
(noun)
A structure or statue erected to commemorate a person, event, or idea.
e.g. The monument in the city center honors the country's founding fathers.
(noun)
an exemplar example or model of a quality;
e.g. His actions are the monument of respectability and maturity.
(verb)
to build a monument on something, or to commemorate;
e.g. The idea was to monument the thousands of lives lost in the attack.
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"What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others." -- Pericles
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