American English pronunciation
How to pronounce monumental
IPA transcription: [,mɑnjə'mɛntəl]
Pronunciation variants: [,mɑnjə'mɛntəl][,mɑnjə'mɛnəl][,mɑnju'mɛntəl]
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Adjective
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relating or belonging to or serving as a monument
“the use of the arch in monumental architecture”
“monumental sculptures”
Adjective
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imposing in size or bulk or solidity
“massive oak doors”
“Moore's massive sculptures”
“the monolithic proportions of Stalinist architecture”
“a monumental scale”
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of outstanding significance
“Einstein's monumental contributions to physics”
Usage examples
- The second, third, and fourth stories are connected by a monumental concrete staircase.
- Outside the walls monumental tombs, a Palaeo-Christian basilica and an aqueduct have been found.
- His work on Italian monumental sanctuaries of the late Roman Republic is considered standard.
- The result was the most monumental non-nuclear explosion and fire ever seen from space.
- In Ravenna, new churches and monumental buildings were erected, several of which survive.
- The second, third, and fourth stories are connected by a monumental concrete staircase.
- The ceiling of the booking hall is particularly monumental and bold.
- The monumental inscription is a familiar feature of Roman architecture.
- His work on Italian monumental sanctuaries of the late Roman Republic is considered standard.
- This monumental barn was also built on land acquired by William of Wykeham.