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monumental

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ˌmɑːnjəˈmentəl/ · UK /ˌmɒnjʊˈmentəl/

monumental means: Very important, or needing a huge amount of time and work.

adjective

HUGE EFFORTC1

Very important, or needing a huge amount of time and work.

  • Cleaning the whole house was a monumental task.
  • The team made a monumental effort to finish on time.
  • Her discovery was a monumental achievement for science.

Similar words: enormous, huge

Common phrases: monumental task, monumental effort, monumental achievement

MONUMENTSC2

Connected with large structures built to remember important people or events.

  • The museum has a gallery of monumental sculpture.
  • They studied monumental architecture from ancient Rome.
  • The monumental inscriptions record the names of local soldiers.

Common phrases: monumental sculpture, monumental architecture, monumental inscription

Questions about monumental

What does monumental mean?

Very important, or needing a huge amount of time and work.

What is monumental in other languages?

Türkçe: muazzam · Español: enorme · Français: énorme · Deutsch: gewaltig · Italiano: enorme · 日本語: 途方もない

How do you pronounce monumental?

In American English /ˌmɑːnjəˈmentəl/; in British English /ˌmɒnjʊˈmentəl/.

How do you use monumental in a sentence?

Cleaning the whole house was a monumental task. The team made a monumental effort to finish on time.

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