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Variant of Mausoleum

Mausoleum Definition

Mau·so·leum (mô′sə lēəm, mä′-; -zə-)

noun pl. mausoleums -·le′·ums

  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

Etymology: L < Gr Mausōleion

Related Forms:

  • mausolean mau′·so·le′an (-ən) adjective

Browse dictionary entries near mausolean

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  5. Mauritian
  6. Mauritanian
  7. Mauritania
  8. Maurice of Nassau
  9. Maurice
  10. Mauriac
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