mausolean
Variant of Mausoleum
Mausoleum
Definition
Mau·so·leum (mô′sə lē′əm, mä′-; -zə-)
noun pl. mausoleums -·le′·ums
- the tomb of Mausolus, king of Caria, at Halicarnassus: included among the seven wonders of the ancient world
- a large, imposing tomb: humorously applied to any large, somber building or room
- a building with vaults for the entombment of a number of bodies
Etymology: L < Gr Mausōleion
Browse dictionary entries near mausolean
- mausolea
- Maury
- Maurois
- Mauritius
- Mauritian
- Mauritanian
- Mauritania
- Maurice of Nassau
- Maurice
- Mauriac
- Mausoleum
- mausoleums
- mauve
- maven
- maverick
- mavin
- mavis
- mavourneen
- mavournin
- maw
