| query | If you describe something as a m_______ to someone's qualities, you mean that it is a very good example of the results or effects of those qualities.If you describe something as a monument to someone's qualities, you mean that it is a very good example of the results or effects of those qualities. By his international achievements he leaves a fitting monument to his beliefs. |
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| word | monument |
| full-definition | noun A monument is a large structure, usually made of stone, which is built to remind people of an event in history or of a famous person. A monument is something such as a castle or bridge which was built a very long time ago and is regarded as an important part of a country's history. ...the ancient monuments of England If you describe something as a monument to someone's qualities, you mean that it is a very good example of the results or effects of those qualities. By his international achievements he leaves a fitting monument to his beliefs. |
| inflections | monuments |
| cefr-level | B2 |
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