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- pronunciation:
- man
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mnt
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Explorer
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| definition 1: |
something made or erected in commemoration of an event, achievement, or person.
Many monuments have been erected in this country in honor of its first president, George Washington.Many of the monuments in the cemetery have loving inscriptions.
- 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.
Yellowstone Park is one of the nation's most popular monuments.- 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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