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English noun: monument

1. monument (artifact) a structure erected to commemorate persons or events


Synonymsmemorial


Broader (hypernym)construction, structure


Narrower (hyponym)brass, cenotaph, empty tomb, gravestone, headstone, megalith, megalithic structure, memorial tablet, national monument, pantheon, plaque, Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, Seven Wonders of the World, tombstone, triumphal arch


Instance hyponymGreat Pyramid, Lincoln Memorial, Pyramid, Pyramids of Egypt, Statue of Liberty, Washington Monument

2. monument (location) an important site that is marked and preserved as public property


Broader (hypernym)land site, site


Narrower (hyponym)market cross


Instance hyponymStonehenge

3. monument (artifact) a burial vault (usually for some famous person)


Synonymsrepository


Broader (hypernym)burial chamber, sepulcher, sepulchre, sepulture









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