monuments
- 1Plural of monument.
Ancient monuments line the road leading into the old quarter.
The committee voted to restore several crumbling monuments in the square.
Note
A regular plural, made with a plain -s and taking plural agreement: these monuments stand, several monuments need repair. It carries every meaning of the singular, from commemorative statues and burial vaults to simple grave markers. In British usage it also names archaeological sites registered as worthy of protection. Used figuratively, the monuments of a career are its signs of exceptional achievement.
monuments is a form of monument
monument, noun: A structure built to commemorate a person, event, or idea, or to serve as a memorial. Full entry
- Forms
- monumentmonuments plural
- Spelling
- monument → monuments: add -s
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