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Etymology
From Latin monumentum, �memorial� < Latin mon�re, �to remind�

Pronunciation
AHD|/m�n'y�-m�nt/

Noun
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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.

1. An important site owned by the community as a whole.
2. An exceptionally or prideful achievement.
3. An important burial vault or tomb.
4. A legal document.
5. A surveying reference point marked by a permanently fixed marker (a survey monument).

Related terms
monumentally

Translations
trans-top|a structure built for commemorative or symbolic reasons
Catalan: monument m :ca:monument|(ca)
French: mémorial
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German: Denkmal n :de:Denkmal|(de), Monument n :de:Monument|(de)
Spanish: monumento m :es:monumento|(es)
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trans-top|an important site owned by the community as a whole
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trans-top|an exceptionally or prideful achievement
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trans-top|an important burial vault
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trans-top|a legal document
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See also
cenotaph

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