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mausoleum

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Letters
9
Pronunciation
/ˌmɔː.zəˈliː.əm/ (UK)
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/ˌmɔː.zəˈliː.əm/ (UK) · /ˌmɔ.səˈli.əm/ (US) · /-.zəˈ-/ (US) · /ˌmɑ.-/ (US)

Definition of mausoleum

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A large stately tomb or a building housing such a tomb or several tombs.
    “Holonym: cemetery”
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noun

  1. A large stately tomb or a building housing such a tomb or several tombs.
    “Holonym: cemetery”
  2. (broadly)A gloomy, usually large room or building.
    “As Amazon reaches maximum ubiquity in our lives (“Alexa, play Led Zeppelin”), as online shopping turns malls into mausoleums, it’s been illuminating to see exactly how a package makes the final leg of its journey.”

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Etymology

From Middle English mausoleum, from Latin Mausōlēum, from Ancient Greek Μαυσωλεῖον (Mausōleîon), from Μαύσωλος (Maúsōlos); named after Mausolus (?–395 BCE), satrap of the Persian empire and ruler of Caria, whose tomb was considered one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

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