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monumentalism

monumentalism noun: a style characterized by massive, monumental buildings.

Noun

monumentalism (uncountable)

  1. A style characterized by massive, monumental buildings

Origin of monumentalism

From monumental + -ism.

Questions about monumentalism

What does monumentalism mean?
Monumentalism means a style characterized by massive, monumental buildings.
What part of speech is monumentalism?
Monumentalism is a noun.

Words near monumentalism in the dictionary

  1. monumental masons
  2. monumentalise
  3. monumentalised
  4. monumentalises
  5. monumentalising
  6. monumentalism
  7. monumentalist
  8. monumentalities
  9. monumentality
  10. monumentalization
  11. monumentalizations

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