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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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testimonial
English
Etymology
From French testimonial, from Late Latin testimonialis (“of or pertaining to testimony”), from Latin testimonium (“testimony”). See testimony.
Noun
testimonial (plural testimonials)
- A statement, especially one given under oath; testimony
- A written recommendation of someone's worth or character
- A tribute given in appreciation of someone's service etc.
- (soccer) A match played in tribute to a particular player (who sometimes receives a proportion of the gate money).
Related terms
- testify
- testimony
Translations
Adjective
testimonial (not comparable)
- Serving as testimony.
- a testimonial statement
Further reading
- testimonial in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- testimonial in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Danish
Noun
testimonial
- testimonial
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t?s.ti.m?.njal/
Adjective
testimonial (feminine singular testimoniale, masculine plural testimoniaux, feminine plural testimoniales)
- testimonial
Derived terms
- testimonialement
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from English.
Noun
testimonial m (invariable)
- testimonial
testimonial m or f (invariable)
- Person giving a testimonial
Romanian
Etymology
From French testimonial, from Latin testimonialis.
Adjective
testimonial m or n (feminine singular testimonial?, masculine plural testimoniali, feminine and neuter plural testimoniale)
- testimonial
Declension
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /testimo?njal/, [t?es.t?i.mo?njal]
Adjective
testimonial (plural testimoniales)
- testimonial
- token; nominal
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