monument
noun
something erected in memory of a person, event, etc., as a building, pillar, or statue.
monuments
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pluralof monument.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Alicante gives it ill-fated monuments and exuberant crowds.
From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2026
Yet while there are monuments in the nation’s capital for Washington and Jefferson, there is no memorial to the Adamses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
The 'trees that hit the moon' are more than towering natural monuments.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026
But some residents say the giant statue is not the best way to represent the Catholic faith, in a country already peppered with religious monuments, including numerous memorials to Polish pope John Paul II.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
The granite is used to make monuments and statues, which are brought to all parts of Egypt for people to admire.
From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman
