mausolea

Variant of Mausoleum

noun pl. mausoleums

  1. the tomb of Mausolus, king of Caria, at Halicarnassus: included among the seven wonders of the ancient world
  2. a large, imposing tomb: humorously applied to any large, somber building or room
  3. a building with vaults for the entombment of a number of bodies

Origin: L < Gr Mausōleion

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