tumuli

[too-myuh-luhs, tyoo-]

Origin

noun, plural -lus·es, -li

[-lahy] .

Archaeology. an artificial mound, especially over a grave; barrow.

Geology. a domelike swelling or mound formed in congealed lava.

Origin:
1680–90; < Latin: mound, swelling, equivalent to tum(ēre) to swell + -ulus -ule

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Tumuli is always a great word to know.

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a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.

a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.

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Word Origin & History

tumulus

ancient burial mound, 1686, from L. tumulus "hillock," from tumere "to swell" (see thigh).

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