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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
inscription2.
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.
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.