- Something which stands, or remains, to keep in
remembrance what is past; a memorial. - A building, pillar, stone, or the like, erected to
preserve the remembrance of a person, event, action, etc.; as, the
Washington monument; the Bunker Hill monument. Also, a tomb, with
memorial inscriptions. - A stone or other permanent object, serving to indicate a
limit or to mark a boundary. - A saying, deed, or example, worthy of record.