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tu⋅mu⋅lus

  [too-myuh-luhs, tyoo-]
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–noun, plural -lus⋅es, -li  [-lahy] .
1. Archaeology. an artificial mound, esp. over a grave; barrow.
2. Geology. a domelike swelling or mound formed in congealed lava.
Origin:
1680–90; < L: mound, swelling, equiv. to tum(ēre) to swell + -ulus -ule
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tu·mu·li   (tōō'myə-lī', tyōō'-)   
n.  Plural of tumulus.
tu·mu·lus   (tōō'myə-ləs, tyōō'-)   
n.   pl. tu·mu·li (-lī')
An ancient grave mound; a barrow.

[Latin; see teuə- in Indo-European roots.]
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Word Origin & History

tumulus 
ancient burial mound, 1686, from L. tumulus "hillock," from tumere "to swell" (see thigh).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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