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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