4. A saying, deed, or example, worthy of record.

Acts and Monuments of these latter and perilous days.

Foxe.

Syn. -- Memorial; remembrance; tomb; cenotaph.

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.

Mon`u*men"tal*ly, adv. 1. By way of memorial.

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