Monument

mon′ū-ment, n. anything that preserves the memory of a person or an event, a building, pillar, tomb, .: a record or enduring example of anything: any distinctive mark.— v.t. to raise a monument in memory of.— adj. Monument′al , of or relating to a monument or tomb: memorial: impre ive: amazing.— adv. Monument′ally . [Fr.,—L. monumentum — monēre , to remind.]