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Added 9 October 2026

monument

/ˈmɑnjʊmənt/ noun

In Latin: monumentum Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about monument at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A structure erected to commemorate persons or events.
An important site that is marked and preserved as public property.
A burial vault (usually for some famous person).

Origin

From Middle English monument, from Old French monument, from Latin monumentum (“memorial, monument, tomb”), from monēre (“to remind”). Partially displaced Old English bēacn.

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