mausoleums

Variant of Mausoleum

Mausoleum definition

Mau·so·leum (mô′sə lē′əm, 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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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