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Italian

monumentale

/monumenˈta.le/adjectiveB2
Extended vocabulary · Vocabulary rank 9,491

Meaning

monumental

  • very large and impressive
  • relating to monuments

In a sentence

Abbiamo visitato un complesso monumentale nel centro.

We visited a monumental complex in the center.

Hai visto la scalinata monumentale del palazzo?

Did you see the palace's monumental staircase?

Non è stato un successo monumentale.

It was not a monumental success.

Word forms (4)
WordWord forms
monumentalemasculine · singular
monumentalefeminine · singular
monumentalimasculine · plural
monumentalifeminine · plural

Usage notes

  • Can describe size or importance: un errore monumentale.
  • Also used for places linked to monuments: area monumentale.
  • Same form for masculine and feminine singular.

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