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• a monument to something — 1) something that reminds people of something The factories are important monuments to Britain s industrial past. 2) something that represents particular qualities or features The hotel is a monument to mass tourism …   English dictionary

• monument — mon|u|ment [ manjəmənt ] noun count ** 1. ) a structure built in a public place to celebrate an important person or event: monument to: a monument to those who died in the attack 2. ) a place of historical importance, for example an old building …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Monument aux morts (Aisne) — There are several hundred individual monument aux morts (war memorials) in the Aisne, in the region of Picardy, and this article describes some of them, with information on the sculptors, marbriers or foundries involved. This continues the… …   Wikipedia

• monument — [[t]mɒ̱njʊmənt[/t]] monuments 1) N COUNT A monument is a large structure, usually made of stone, which is built to remind people of an event in history or of a famous person. 2) N COUNT A monument is something such as a castle or bridge which was …   English dictionary

• monument */*/ — UK [ˈmɒnjʊmənt] / US [ˈmɑnjəmənt] noun [countable] Word forms monument : singular monument plural monuments 1) a structure built in a public place to celebrate an important person or event monument to: a monument to those who died in the attack… …   English dictionary

• Monument — Mon u*ment, n. [F., fr. L. monumentum, fr. monere to remind, admonish. See {Monition}, and cf. {Moniment}.] 1. Something which stands, or remains, to keep in remembrance what is past; a memorial. [1913 Webster] Of ancient British art A pleasing… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• monument — (n.) late 13c., a sepulchre, from O.Fr. monument grave, tomb, monument, and directly from L. monumentum a monument, memorial structure, statue; votive offering; tomb; memorial record, lit. something that reminds, from monere to remind, warn (see… …   Etymology dictionary

• monument — [män′yo͞o mənt, män′yəmənt] n. [OFr < L monumentum < monere, to remind, warn: see MONITOR] 1. something set up to keep alive the memory of a person or event, as a tablet, statue, pillar, building, etc. 2. a structure surviving from a former …   English World dictionary

• monument — monumentless, adj. n. /mon yeuh meuhnt/; v. /mon yeuh ment /, n. 1. something erected in memory of a person, event, etc., as a building, pillar, or statue: the Washington Monument. 2. any building, megalith, etc., surviving from a past age, and… …   Universalium

• Monument aux Morts (Western Somme) — Contents 1 Introduction 2 Abbeville 3 Louis Henri Leclabart 4 Fort Mahon Plage 5 Rue …   Wikipedia