monument
mo·nu·ment
noun
1.
a structure erected to commemorate persons or events
Origin
From Middle English monument, from Old French monument, from Latin monumentum (“memorial, monument, tomb”), from monēre (“to remind”). Partially displaced Old English bēacn.
Phrases
- ancient monument
- Monument Beach
- Monument Hills
- monument plant
- monument sign
- Monument Valley
- national monument
- natural monument
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