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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024mau•so•le•um /ˌmɔsəˈliəm, -zə-/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. -le•ums, -le•a /-ˈliə/.USA pronunciation - a large, impressive tomb.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024mau•so•le•um (mô′sə lē′əm, -zə-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -le•ums, -le•a (-lē′ə).USA pronunciation - a stately and magnificent tomb.
- Architecturea burial place for the bodies or remains of many individuals, often of a single family, usually in the form of a small building.
- Architecturea large, gloomy, depressing building, room, or the like.
- (cap.) the tomb erected at Halicarnassus in Asia Minor in 350?b.c.Cf. Seven Wonders of the World.
- Greek Mausoleîon the tomb of Mausolus, king of Caria
- Latin
- late Middle English 1375–1425
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