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Dudumuzik Posted 18 years ago
Vocabulary

any nuance between memorial and monument?

I cannot distinguish these two words even with the help of Oxford Dictionary
  

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A memorial honors the dead. A war memorial honors the fallen from that war. There are memorial pages on the internet where you can post things about a deceased friend or family member for others to read.

  • A memorial honors the dead.
  • A war memorial honors the fallen from that war.
  • There are memorial pages on the internet where you can post things about a deceased friend or family member for others to read.
  • A monument can, and often does, honor someone who is dead, but it is always built for someone/thing who/that is/was great .
  • " Google the phrase "a monument to" and see what you get.
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A memorial honors the dead. A war memorial honors the fallen from that war. There are memorial pages on the internet where you can post things about a deceased friend or family member for others to read.

A monument can, and often does, honor someone who is dead, but it is always built for someone/thing who/that is/was great. The word is also used figuratively: "As far as I'm c

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