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🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

살 앍은 기념물

Native Script:살아있는 기념물

Pronunciation / Transliteration: sal-a-iss-neun ginyeommul

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Living monument/ˈlɪv.ɪŋ ˈmɒn.jʊ.mənt/
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"그 노인은 역사의 살아있는 기념물이다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A person, ancient tree, or enduring entity that preserves the memory of historical events or cultural heritage through its continued existence.

    "The centenarian veteran stood as a living monument to the hardships of the twentieth century."
  2. 2

    An ecological feature or biological organism protected for its immense historical and natural value.

    "That ancient olive tree is considered a living monument of the Mediterranean landscape."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the English 'living' (Old English lifian) and 'monument' (from Latin monumentum, meaning a reminder or memorial, from monere 'to remind'). The combined phrase translates the Italian 'monumento vivente', referring metaphorically or literally to a person, tree, or ecosystem that serves as a living, breathing historical or cultural memorial.

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