monument
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
monument/ˈmɒnjumənt/
▶noun
- 1 a statue, building, or other structure erected to commemorate a notable person or event.
- 2 a structure or site of historical importance or interest.
- 3 an enduring and memorable example or reminder: the house was a monument to untutored taste.
– origin ME (denoting a burial place): via Fr. from L. monumentum, from monere ‘remind’.
'monument' also found in these Oxford entries:
ancient monument
- bust
- cenotaph
- column
- crazy
- henge
- inscription
- megalith
- monolith
- monumental
- obelisk
- perpetrate
- pillar
- sepulchre
- son et lumière
- stone circle
- tomb
