1. (n.) Something which stands, or remains, to keep in remembrance what is past; a memorial.

2. (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.

3. (n.) A stone or other permanent object, serving to indicate a limit or to mark a boundary.

4. (n.) A saying, deed, or example, worthy of record.

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