monument
noun
mon·u·ment
ˈmän-yə-mənt
1
obsolete
: a burial vault : sepulchre
2
: a written legal document or record : treatise
3
a(1)
: a lasting evidence, reminder, or example of someone or something notable or great
The project sits unfinished as a monument to folly.
… Stonehenge yet stands: a monument of the earlier time when the Roman name was unknown in Britain …—Charles Dickens
(2)
: a distinguished person
b
: a memorial stone or a building erected in remembrance of a person or event
5
obsolete
: a carved statue : effigy
6
: a boundary or position marker (such as a stone)
8
: a written tribute
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“Monument.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/monument. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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