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beehive tomb

noun

  1. a type of subterranean tomb of the Mycenaean civilization consisting of a domed chamber entered by a passage through a hillside.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of beehive tomb1

First recorded in 1885–90

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Example Sentences

Men came to this beehive tomb in the old days of Mycenae, down a long passage with a high stone wall on either side.

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