something which stands, or remains, to keep in remembrance what is past; a memorial.-a building, pillar, stone, or the like, erected to preserve the remembrance of a person, event, action, etc.; as, the washington monument; the bunker hill monument. also, a tomb, with memorial inscriptions.-a stone or other permanent object, serving to indicate a limit or to mark a boundary.-a saying, deed, or example, worthy of record.