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UK
/mˌɒnjuːmˈɛntəl/
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[ US /ˌmɑnjəˈmɛnəɫ, ˌmɑnjəˈmɛntəɫ, ˌmɑnjuˈmɛntəɫ/ ]
[ US /ˌmɑnjəˈmɛnəɫ, ˌmɑnjəˈmɛntəɫ, ˌmɑnjuˈmɛntəɫ/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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of outstanding significance
Einstein's monumental contributions to physics -
imposing in size or bulk or solidity
a monumental scale
the monolithic proportions of Stalinist architecture
massive oak doors
Moore's massive sculptures -
relating or belonging to or serving as a monument
the use of the arch in monumental architecture
monumental sculptures
How To Use monumental In A Sentence
- The affair isn't the thing that makes me believe he needs to be removed from office – it's the monumental lack of judgment he displayed in abandoning his states and his duties as governor. Sanford should stay, two top South Carolina papers say
- There have been monumental social and demographic changes in the country.
- It was a sentimental and monumental event as the Brazilian government gave the Philippine president full planeside military honors complete with all the 21-gun salute. WN.com - Articles related to Chile Rejects Church Call to Pardon Officials
- A pair of suitcases filled with special shower heads for Islamic ablutions , and monumental razors and clippers, poke fun at the needs of the Muslim traveler.
- It is surprising that so sharp-sighted a historian of architecture would neglect to mention the role of screens as monumental platforms.
- Even as the varsity officials maintain that the fee hike was inevitable, most students see the hike as monumental.
- This whimsical but dangerous world was depicted in a monumentally epic 15,000 page, single-spaced typed novel, "In the Realms of the Unreal".
- How were ancient peoples able to construct monumental Egyptian pyramids in an age devoid of the tools of modern technology?
- It took the intervention of the media, and the consequent uproar to stop what would have been a truly monumental blunder.
- These parks grew into public parks, municipal parks, state parks, and, most monumentally, into national parks. The English Is Coming!