ancient monument
collocation in Englishmeanings of ancient and monument
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ancient
adjective
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/ˈeɪn.ʃənt/us
/ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
of or from a long time ago, having lasted for a very ...
monument
noun [C]
uk
/ˈmɒn.jə.mənt/us
/ˈmɑːn.jə.mənt/
a structure or building that is built to honour a special person ...
(Definition of ancient and monument from the Cambridge English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
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The suggestion that the archaeologist's embodied engagement with an ancient monument or landscape can provide an insight into past experiences and interpretations is critically considered.
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Yet had this site been devoid of earlier archaeological deposits it would not have been deemed important enough for scheduling as a protected ancient monument.
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I have looked at the definition of an "ancient monument" and it certainly offers no help at all.
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One is a monument and another is an ancient monument.
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Of course, that would be an inconvenience to the owner, but it is always an inconvenience to have an ancient monument upon your property.
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Local government must be a living organism and not an unpreserved ancient monument.
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It is not an ancient monument; it is a public park in the ownership of a local authority.
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Clause 7, subsection (3), gives a preferential right of purchase to the local authority in the case of the sale of an ancient monument.
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There is all the difference in the world between protecting an ancient monument of a certain sort and putting a sign on it.
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Surely an ancient monument of this kind should be respected.
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It is, of course, a criminal offence to destroy or cause damage to any protected ancient monument.
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The expression "ancient monument" is not sufficiently comprehensive, and such things as buildings of historic importance ought to have been included.
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It seems to me that an ancient monument is very often an unusable ruin and is a liability rather than an asset to its owner.
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Broadly similar provisions would apply if a church, having ceased to be in ecclesiastical use, was unoccupied and scheduled as an ancient monument.
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This bridge must not be widened because it is an ancient monument.
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This building happened to be an ancient monument and it was protected in that way.
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I should certainly be prepared to entrust any ancient monument to him and feel assured that he would recognise it.
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It dare not pull it down because it is an ancient monument.
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An ancient monument includes any structure or area which, as well as being historic, is of architectural, traditional, artistic or archaeological interest.
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After all, damage to an ancient monument is very seldom wilful but is often done through ignorance or, possibly, indifference.
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past simple and past participle of overwhelm
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