monument

B1 Topic:People & Society

US /ˈmɑnjʊmənt/ UK /ˈmɒnjʊmənt/ See IPA manual

Freq #9550

Meanings

1

noun
A structure built to remember a person or event.

There is a monument on the town green to the soldiers who died in the war.
2

noun
A famous old building or place that is protected because of its importance.

Stonehenge is one of Britain's most visited ancient monuments.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a structure built to... memorial

Word family

Forms monuments

Derived forms megamonumentmonumentlessmonumentlikemonumentousremonumentation

Related forms monumentalmonumentally

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Phrases (1)

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national monument
a historic structure or natural landmark protected by a national government

Adjective + noun

Simplified etymology

Monument entered English in the Middle Ages and ultimately derives from Latin monere, “to warn.” It belongs to the same Latin word family as admonish, monitor, and monster.

Etymology

From Middle English monument, from Old French monument, from Latin monumentum (“memorial, monument, tomb”), from monēre (“to remind”).

*men- (think) Proto-Indo-European monument Middle English monumentum Latin

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# monument

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈmɑnjʊmənt/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈmɒnjʊmənt/
**Frequency rank:** 9550

## Meanings
1. A structure built to remember a person or event.
2. A famous old building or place that is protected because of its importance.

## Examples
- There is a monument on the town green to the soldiers who died in the war.
- Stonehenge is one of Britain's most visited ancient monuments.

## Derived Forms
- megamonument
- monumentless
- monumentlike
- monumentous
- remonumentation

## Related Forms
- monumental
- monumentally

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *men- (think)
- Root: monument
- Root: monumentum

## Etymology
From Middle English monument, from Old French monument, from Latin monumentum (“memorial, monument, tomb”), from monēre (“to remind”).

## AI Etymology
Monument comes from Middle English monument, from Old French monument, from Latin monumentum (“memorial, monument, tomb”), from monēre (“to remind”). In present-day English its meanings include a structure built to remember a person or event and a famous old building or place that is protected because of its importance. The historical chain runs through *men- (think) (Proto-Indo-European), monument (Middle English), monument (Old French), and monumentum (Latin). Related and derived forms include monumental, monumentally, megamonument, and monumentless.

## Topics
- People & Society
- Architecture & Buildings

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