transcription, транскрипция: [ mɒnjʊmənt ]
( monuments)
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A monument is a large structure, usually made of stone, which is built to remind people of an event in history or of a famous person.
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A monument is something such as a castle or bridge which was built a very long time ago and is regarded as an important part of a country’s history.
...the ancient monuments of England, Scotland and Wales.
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If you describe something as a monument to someone’s qualities, you mean that it is a very good example of the results or effects of those qualities.
By his international achievements he leaves a fitting monument to his beliefs.
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