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monument
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French monument, from Latin monumentum (“memorial”), from mon?re (“to remind”)
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?m?nj?m?nt/, /?m?nj?m?nt/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?m?nj?m?nt/
- Hyphenation: mon?u?ment
Noun
monument (plural monuments)
- A structure built for commemorative or symbolic reasons, or as a memorial; a commemoration.
- An important site owned by the community as a whole.
- An exceptional or proud achievement.
- An important burial vault or tomb.
- A legal document.
- A surveying reference point marked by a permanently fixed marker (a survey monument).
- A pile of stones left by a prospector to claim ownership of ore etc. found in a mine.
Hyponyms
- cenotaph
Derived terms
- ancient monument
- natural monument
Related terms
- monumental
- monumentally
Translations
Verb
monument (third-person singular simple present monuments, present participle monumenting, simple past and past participle monumented)
- (transitive) To mark or memorialize with a monument.
Further reading
- monument in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- monument in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Catalan
Etymology
Probably borrowed from Latin monumentum.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Valencian) IPA(key): /mo.nu?ment/
- (Central) IPA(key): /mu.nu?men/
Noun
monument m (plural monuments)
- monument
Related terms
- monumental
Further reading
- “monument” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “monument” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “monument” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “monument” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Danish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin monumentum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [monu?m???nd?]
Noun
monument n (singular definite monumentet, plural indefinite monumenter)
- monument
Synonyms
- mindesmærke
References
- “monument” in Den Danske Ordbog
- “monument” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin monumentum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?mo?ny?m?nt/
- Rhymes: -?nt
Noun
monument n (plural monumenten, diminutive monumentje n)
- monument
Estonian
Etymology
From German Monument, ultimately from Latin monumentum (“memorial”) (from mon?re (“to remind”)).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?monumen?t/
- Hyphenation: mo?nu?ment
Noun
monument (genitive monumendi, partitive monumenti)
- monument
- A sculpture or building built for the honour and commemoration of a person or an event.
Declension
Synonyms
- mälestusmärk
- mälestussammas
- mälestuskivi
- ausammas
- sammas
- mälestis
- memoriaal
Derived terms
- monumentaalne
References
- monument” in Sõnaveeb
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin monumentum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /m?.ny.m??/
Noun
monument m (plural monuments)
- monument
Further reading
- “monument” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Norman
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin monumentum.
Noun
monument m (plural monuments)
- monument
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin monumentum.
Noun
monument n (definite singular monumentet, indefinite plural monument or monumenter, definite plural monumenta or monumentene)
- monument
Related terms
- monumental
References
- “monument” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin monumentum.
Noun
monument n (definite singular monumentet, indefinite plural monument, definite plural monumenta)
- monument
Related terms
- monumental
References
- “monument” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Occitan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin monumentum. Attested from the 13th century.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /muny?men/
Noun
monument m (plural monuments)
- monument
Related terms
- monumental
References
Piedmontese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /muny?m??t/
Noun
monument m
- monument
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French monument, Latin monumentum. Doublet of the inherited mormânt.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mo.nu?ment/
Noun
monument n (plural monumente)
- monument
- memorial
Declension
Related terms
- monumental
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin monumentum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mo?n??m?nt/
Noun
monument n
- monument
Declension
Synonyms
- minnesmärke
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antiquity
English
Alternative forms
- antiquitie (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle English antiquyte, antiquite, antiquytee, a borrowing from Old French antiquité, antiquitet, from Latin antiquitas, from antiquus; see antique, antic. Compare with French antiquité.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /æn?t?k.w?.ti/
- (US) IPA(key): /æn?t?k.w?.ti/
Noun
antiquity (countable and uncountable, plural antiquities)
- Ancient times; faraway history; former ages
- The people of ancient times.
- That such pillars were raised by Seth all antiquity has avowed.
- (obsolete) An old gentleman.
- 1633, Ben Jonson, A Tale of a Tub
- You are a shrewd antiquity, neighbor Clench.
- 1633, Ben Jonson, A Tale of a Tub
- (historical) The historical period preceding the Middle Ages (c. 500-1500), primarily relating to European history.
- (often constructed as an uncountable plural) A relic or monument of ancient times, such as a coin, a statue, etc.; an ancient institution.
- The state of being ancient or of ancient lineage.
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
Further reading
- antiquity in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- antiquity in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
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