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Webster 1913 Edition


Monumental

Monˊu-men′tal

,
Adj.
[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.

Webster 1828 Edition


Monumental

MONUMENT'AL

,
Adj.
Pertaining to a monument; as a monumental inscription.
1.
Serving as a monument; memorial; preserving memory.
Of pine or monumental oak.
A work outlasting monumental brass.
2.
Belonging to a tomb; as a monumental rest.

Definition 2024


monumental

monumental

English

Adjective

monumental (comparative more monumental, superlative most monumental)

  1. In the manner of a monument.
  2. Large, grand and imposing. Fitting to be a monument to someone or something.
  3. Taking a great amount of time and effort to complete.
    • 2012 March-April, Terrence J. Sejnowski, “Well-connected Brains”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, page 171:
      Creating a complete map of the human connectome would therefore be a monumental milestone but not the end of the journey to understanding how our brains work.
    "a monumental task"
  4. (archaeology) Relating to monuments.
    Monumental construction.

Translations


Catalan

Adjective

monumental m, f (masculine and feminine plural monumentals)

  1. monumental

Danish

Etymology

From monument (monument) + -al, from French monumental, from Medieval Latin monumentalis, from Latin monumentum (reminder, monument).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /monuməntaːl/, [monumənˈtˢæːˀl]

Adjective

monumental

  1. monumental (large, grand and imposing)

Inflection

Inflection of monumental
Positive Comparative Superlative
Common singular monumental 2
Neuter singular monumentalt 2
Plural monumentale 2
Definite attributive1 monumentale
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Synonyms

References


French

Adjective

monumental m (feminine singular monumentale, masculine plural monumentaux, feminine plural monumentales)

  1. monumental

German

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -aːl

Adjective

monumental (comparative monumentaler, superlative am monumentalsten)

  1. monumental

Declension


Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Medieval Latin monumentalis, via French monumental

Adjective

monumental (neuter singular monumentalt, definite singular and plural monumentale)

  1. monumental

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Medieval Latin monumentalis, via French monumental

Adjective

monumental (neuter singular monumentalt, definite singular and plural monumentale)

  1. monumental

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Spanish

Adjective

monumental m, f (plural monumentales)

  1. monumental

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