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mon·u·ment
 monument
- pronunciation:
- man
y
mnt
- features:
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noun |
| definition 1: |
something made or erected in commemoration of an event, achievement, or person.
- synonyms:
- landmark, memorial, shrine
- similar words:
- cromlech, gravestone, headstone, marker, megalith, pillar, shaft, tomb, tombstone
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| definition 2: |
something maintained in the public interest for its aesthetic or historical significance.
- synonyms:
- national monument
- similar words:
- memorial, national park
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| definition 3: |
an outstanding or exceptional example.
a monument of great research- synonyms:
- paragon
- similar words:
- exemplar, ideal, model, pattern, prototype, standard
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