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Choragic monument
Choragic Cho*rag"ic, a. [Gr. ?, ?.] Of or pertaining to a choragus. Choragic monument, a building or column built by a victorious choragus for the reception and exhibition of the tripod which he received as a prize. Those of Lysicrates and Thrasyllus are still to be seen at Athens.
Monumental
Monumental Mon`u*men"tal, a. [L. monumentalis: cf. F. monumental.] 1. Of, pertaining to, or suitable for, a monument; as, a monumental inscription. 2. Serving as a monument; memorial; preserving memory. ``Of pine, or monumental oak.' --Milton. A work outlasting monumental brass. --Pope.
Monumentally
Monumentally Mon`u*men"tal*ly, adv. 1. By way of memorial. 2. By means of monuments.

Meaning of MONUMENT from wikipedia

- A monument is a type of structure that was explicitly created to commemorate a person or event, or which has become relevant to a social group as a part...
- The Washington Monument is an obelisk on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., built to commemorate George Washington, a Founding Father of the United...
- The Monuments are five classic cycle races generally considered to be the oldest, hardest, longest and most prestigious one-day events in men's road cycling...
- Monument Valley (Navajo: Tsé Biiʼ Ndzisgaii, pronounced [tsʰépìːʔ ǹtsɪ̀skɑ̀ìː], meaning "valley of the rocks") is a region of the Colorado Plateau characterized...
- The Lion Monument (German: Löwendenkmal), or the Lion of Lucerne, is a rock relief in Lucerne, Switzerland, designed by Bertel Thorvaldsen and hewn in...
- Atatürk Monument (İzmir), a monument in İzmir, Turkey Atatürk Monument (Kadıköy), a monument in Istanbul, Turkey Atatürk Monument (Mersin), a monument in Mersin...
- Victory Monument may refer to the following structures: Bolzano Victory Monument in Italy Bukgwan Victory Monument in North Korea Victory Monument (Bangkok)...
- The Monument in Memory of Chinese from Tiananmen, also known as the Monument of the Victims of the Tiananmen Square Pacification, is a monument in Wrocław...
- The Statue of Liberty National Monument is a United States national monument comprising Liberty Island and Ellis Island in the states of New Jersey and...
- Monument Avenue is a tree-lined gr****y mall dividing the eastbound and westbound traffic in Richmond, Virginia, originally named for its emblematic complex...