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- [land-mahrk]
- /ˈlændˌmɑrk/
- /ˈlænd.mɑːk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [land-mahrk]
- /ˈlændˌmɑrk/
Definitions of landmark word
- noun landmark a prominent or conspicuous object on land that serves as a guide, especially to ships at sea or to travelers on a road; a distinguishing landscape feature marking a site or location: The post office served as a landmark for locating the street to turn down. 1
- noun landmark something used to mark the boundary of land. 1
- noun landmark a building or other place that is of outstanding historical, aesthetic, or cultural importance, often declared as such and given a special status (landmark designation) ordaining its preservation, by some authorizing organization. 1
- noun landmark a significant or historic event, juncture, achievement, etc.: The court decision stands as a landmark in constitutional law. 1
- verb with object landmark to declare (a building, site, etc.) a landmark: a movement to landmark New York's older theaters. 1
- noun landmark An object or feature of a landscape or town that is easily seen and recognized from a distance, especially one that enables someone to establish their location. 1
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Origin of landmark
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English; Old English landmearc. See land, mark1
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Parts of speech for Landmark
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
landmark popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
landmark usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for landmark
noun landmark
- memorial — something designed to preserve the memory of a person, event, etc., as a monument or a holiday.
- museum — a building or place where works of art, scientific specimens, or other objects of permanent value are kept and displayed.
- milestone — a stone functioning as a milepost.
- tree — Sir Herbert Beerbohm [beer-bohm] /ˈbɪər boʊm/ (Show IPA), (Herbert Beerbohm) 1853–1917, English actor and theater manager; brother of Max Beerbohm.
- monument — something erected in memory of a person, event, etc., as a building, pillar, or statue: the Washington Monument.
adjective landmark
- breakthrough — A breakthrough is an important development or achievement.
- momentous — of great or far-reaching importance or consequence: a momentous day.
- revolutionary — of, pertaining to, characterized by, or of the nature of a revolution, or a sudden, complete, or marked change: a revolutionary junta.
- innovative — tending to innovate, or introduce something new or different; characterized by innovation.
- innovatory — to introduce something new; make changes in anything established.
Antonyms for landmark
noun landmark
- whole — comprising the full quantity, amount, extent, number, etc., without diminution or exception; entire, full, or total: He ate the whole pie. They ran the whole distance.
adjective landmark
- run-of-the-mill — merely average; commonplace; mediocre: just a plain, run-of-the-mill house; a run-of-the-mill performance.
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