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n. - A (usually public) structure erected to commemorate persons or events.

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  • After I'm dead I'd rather have people ask why I have no monument than why I have one.
  • The funicular to the top of the El Pipila monument is a must-see.
  • Atop the monument is a crown-wearing figure believed by some to be Lucifer, the rebel angel.
  • And as for the state to rectify the situation, to make changes to the monument is an expensive proposition.
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