MONUMENT
Dictionary entry overview: What does monument mean?
• MONUMENT (noun)
The noun MONUMENT has 3 senses:
1. a structure erected to commemorate persons or events
2. an important site that is marked and preserved as public property
3. a burial vault (usually for some famous person)
Familiarity information: MONUMENT used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• MONUMENT (noun)
Meaning:
A structure erected to commemorate persons or events
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
monument; memorial
Hypernyms ("monument" is a kind of...):
construction; structure (a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "monument"):
brass; memorial tablet; plaque (a memorial made of brass)
cenotaph (a monument built to honor soldiers who died in a war)
gravestone; headstone; tombstone (a stone that is used to mark a grave)
megalith; megalithic structure (memorial consisting of a very large stone forming part of a prehistoric structure (especially in western Europe))
national monument (memorial consisting of a structure or natural landmark of historic interest; set aside by national government for preservation and public enjoyment)
pantheon (a monument commemorating a nation's dead heroes)
triumphal arch (a monumental archway; usually they are built to commemorate some notable victory)
Seven Wonders of the Ancient World; Seven Wonders of the World (impressive monuments created in the ancient world that were regarded with awe)
Instance hyponyms:
Washington Monument (a tall stone obelisk in Washington honoring George Washington)
Statue of Liberty (a large monumental statue symbolizing liberty on Liberty Island in New York Bay)
Great Pyramid; Pyramid; Pyramids of Egypt (a massive monument with a square base and four triangular sides; begun by Cheops around 2700 BC as royal tombs in ancient Egypt)
Lincoln Memorial (memorial building in Washington containing a large marble statue of Abraham Lincoln)
Meaning:
An important site that is marked and preserved as public property
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Hypernyms ("monument" is a kind of...):
land site; site (the piece of land on which something is located (or is to be located))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "monument"):
market cross (a cross-shaped monument set up in the marketplace of a town where public business is often conducted)
Instance hyponyms:
Stonehenge (an ancient megalithic monument in southern England; probably used for ritual purposes)
Meaning:
A burial vault (usually for some famous person)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
monument; repository
Hypernyms ("monument" is a kind of...):
burial chamber; sepulcher; sepulchre; sepulture (a chamber that is used as a grave)
