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
"It does have beautiful illustrations in it and some pages that fold out to show you they were using exact measurements of some of the monuments in Greece."
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 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
The men who peopled the grill in the early hours of morning were not just regulars to the restaurant, they were regulars to the town and their family names were on street signs and monuments.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
