Definition of monument

• n. - Something which stands, or remains, to keep in remembrance what is past; a memorial.
• n. - A building, pillar, stone, or the like, erected to preserve the remembrance of a person, event, action, etc.; as, the Washington monument; the Bunker Hill monument. Also, a tomb, with memorial inscriptions.
• n. - A stone or other permanent object, serving to indicate a limit or to mark a boundary.
• n. - A saying, deed, or example, worthy of record.