Monument

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1. Noun

Something which stands, or remains, to keep in remembrance what is past; a memorial.

2. Noun

A building, pillar, stone, or the like, erected to preserve the remembrance of a person, event, action, etc.; as, the Washington monument; the Bunker Hill monument. Also, a tomb, with memorial inscriptions.

3. Noun

A stone or other permanent object, serving to indicate a limit or to mark a boundary.

4. Noun

A saying, deed, or example, worthy of record.

5. Noun

a structure erected to commemorate persons or events
Vocabulary classified under Literature and rhetoric
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