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English noun: monument | |||
| 1. | monument (artifact) a structure erected to commemorate persons or events | ||
| Synonyms | memorial | ||
| 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 hyponym | Great 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 hyponym | Stonehenge | ||
| 3. | monument (artifact) a burial vault (usually for some famous person) | ||
| Synonyms | repository | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | burial chamber, sepulcher, sepulchre, sepulture | ||
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