(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 1:17:19

Mon`u*men"tal (?), a. [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.

 

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