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landmark

land·mark

UK/ˈlændmɑːk/ US/ˈlændmɑɹk/ uncommon us

noun

1.

the position of a prominent or well-known object in a particular landscape

  • “the church steeple provided a convenient landmark”
2.

an event marking a unique or important historical change of course or one on which important developments depend

  • “the agreement was a watershed in the history of both nations”
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3.

a mark showing the boundary of a piece of land

4.

an anatomical structure used as a point of origin in locating other anatomical structures (as in surgery) or as point from which measurements can be taken

Origin

From Middle English *landmark, from Old English landmearc (“boundary”), from Proto-West Germanic *landamarku (“boundary, landmark”). Equivalent to land + mark. Cognate with German Landmarke (“landmark”), Danish landemærke (“landmark”), Swedish landmärke (“landmark”), Norwegian landemerke (“landmark”) and Faroese landamark (“land frontier”). Compare also Middle English londes-mark (“boundary”).

Phrases

  • landmark case

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