1 (to sb/sth) a building, column, statue, etc. built to remind people of a famous person or event:
A monument to him was erected in St Paul's Cathedral.
2 a building that has special historical importance:
an ancient monument
3 to sth a thing that remains as a good example of sb's qualities or of what they did:
These recordings are a monument to his talent as a pianist.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is monument a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, monument is tagged as noun.
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