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Word: Mausoleum
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 15th century: via Latin from Greek Mausōleion, from Mausōlos, the name of a king of Caria (4th century BC), to whose tomb in Halicarnassus the name was originally applied
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌmɔːsəˈliːəm
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a stately or impressive building housing a tomb or group of tombs
Short Definition:stately or impressive building housing tomb or group of tombs
Examples:- the cathedral was built in 1517 as a royal mausoleum
- a cultural mausoleum such as the Tate
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