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monument vs sepulture

sepulture vs monument

monument and sepulture both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
monument Yes No No No
sepulture Yes No No No
As nouns, sepulture is a hypernym of monument; that is, sepulture is a word with a broader meaning than monument:
  • monument: a burial vault (usually for some famous person)
  • sepulture: a chamber that is used as a grave
Other hypernyms of monument include burial chamber, sepulcher, sepulchre.
monument (noun) sepulture (noun)
a structure erected to commemorate persons or events a chamber that is used as a grave
a burial vault (usually for some famous person) the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave
an important site that is marked and preserved as public property
Difference between monument and sepulture

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