MONUMENTALITY

Meaning of MONUMENTALITY in English

ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷mən.ˈtaləd.ē, -ˌmen.-, -lətē, -i noun

( -es )

: the quality or state of being monumental

differentiates modern design from the immobile and ponderous monumentality of the past — Lewis Mumford

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

MONUMENTALITY — noun see: monumental
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MONUMENTALITY — see monumental
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