Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - monument
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Monument
monument
~ n 1 a building or other large structure that is built to remind people of an important event or famous person + of/to (a monument to soldiers killed in battle | The Victor Emmanuel monument was built to commemorate the unity of Italy.) 2 a very old building or place that is important historically (The Alhambra is the last and most exquisite monument of Arab civilization in Europe.) 3 be a monument to to be a very clear example of what can happen as a result of a particular quality (The house, built just before the stock market crash, was a monument to miscalculation.)
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(monuments) 1. A monument is a large structure, usually made of stone, which is built to remind people of an event in history or of a famous person. N-COUNT 2. A monument is something such as a castle or bridge which was built a very long time ago and is regarded as an important part of a country’s history. ...the ancient monuments of England, Scotland and Wales. N-COUNT 3. If you describe something as a monument to someone’s qualities, you mean that it is a very good example of the results or effects of those qualities. By his international achievements he leaves a fitting monument to his beliefs. N-COUNT: N to n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin ~um, literally, memorial, from monere to remind — more at mind Date: 13th century 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 (2) a distinguished person b. a memorial stone or a building erected in remembrance of a person or event 4. archaic an identifying mark ; evidence; also portent, sign 5. obsolete a carved statue ; effigy 6. a boundary or position marker (as a stone) 7. national ~ 8. a written tribute ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. 1 anything enduring that serves to commemorate or make celebrated, esp. a structure or building. 2 a stone or other structure placed over a grave or in a church etc. in memory of the dead. 3 an ancient building or site etc. that has survived or been preserved. 4 (foll. by of, to) a typical or outstanding example (a monument of indiscretion). 5 a written record. Etymology: ME f. F f. L monumentum f. monere remind ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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памятник опорная точка, закреплённая на местности ancient monument artificial monument survey monument ...Англо-русский строительный словарь
Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
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1. памятник to build (to erect) a monument —- воздвигнуть памятник a monument to smb., smth. —- памятник кому-л., чему-л. a monument of literature —- памятник литературы ancient monuments —- древние (исторические) памятники monuments of the past —- памятники старины 2. (the M.) колонна в Лондоне в память о пожаре 1666 г. 3. уст. надгробный памятник (скульптура) ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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- c.1280, from L. monumentum "monument, something that reminds," from monere "to remind, warn." Monumental in the loose sense of "vast, stupendous" is first recorded 1658. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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