mausolea
səˈli noun, plural mau·so·le·ums, mau·so·le·a 
[-lee-uh] .
[-lee-uh] . 1.
a stately and magnificent tomb.
2.
a burial place for the bodies or remains of many individuals, often of a single family, usually in the form of a small building.
3.
a large, gloomy, depressing building, room, or the like.
4.
( initial capital letter ) the tomb erected at Halicarnassus in Asia Minor in 350? b.c.
Compare Seven Wonders of the World.
Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin < Greek Mausoleîon the tomb of Mausolus, king of Caria
1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin < Greek Mausoleîon the tomb of Mausolus, king of Caria
Related forms
mau·so·le·an, adjective
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| —n , pl -leums, -lea | |
| a large stately tomb | |
| [C16: via Latin from Greek mausōleion, the tomb of Mausolus, king of Caria; built at Halicarnassus in the 4th century | |
| mauso'lean | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
mausoleum
1546, from L. mausoleum "magnificent tomb," from Gk. Mausoleion, massive marble tomb built 353 B.C.E. at Halicarnassus (Gk. city in Asia Minor) for Mausolos, Persian satrap who made himself king of Caria. It was built by his wife (and sister), Artemisia. It was counted among the Seven Wonders of the
ancient world. Destroyed by an earthquake in the Middle Ages. General sense of "any stately burial-place" is from 1600.
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mausoleum [(maw-suh-lee-uhm, maw-zuh-lee-uhm)]A tomb, or a building containing tombs. Mausoleums are often richly decorated. The Taj Mahal is a mausoleum.
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