mausoleum (noun)

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• mausoleum — ► NOUN (pl. mausolea or mausoleums) ▪ a building housing a tomb or tombs. ORIGIN Greek Maus leion, from Maus los, the name of a king of the 4th century BC to whose tomb the name was originally applied …   English terms dictionary

• Mausoleum at Halicarnasus — noun a white marble mausoleum 140 feet high built in 352 BC at Halicarnassus as a memorial to a king; destroyed in 1402 • Instance Hypernyms: ↑mausoleum • Member Holonyms: ↑Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, ↑Seven Wonders of the World …   Useful english dictionary

• mausoleum — noun the Dirkson family mausoleum dates back to 1878 Syn: tomb, sepulcher, crypt, vault, charnel house, burial chamber, catacomb …   Thesaurus of popular words

• mausoleum — noun (plural leums or mausolea) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin, from Greek mausōleion, from Mausōlos Mausolus died ab 353 B.C., ruler of Caria Date: 15th century 1. a large tomb; especially a usually stone building with places for… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• mausoleum — noun /ˌmɔː(ɹ).zəˈliː.əm/ a) A large stately tomb or a building housing such a tomb or several tombs. b) A gloomy, usually large room or building …   Wiktionary

• mausoleum — noun (C) a large stone building containing many graves or built over a grave …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• mausoleum — UK [ˌmɔːsəˈliːəm] / US [ˌmɔzəˈlɪəm] / US [ˌmɔsəˈlɪəm] noun [countable] Word forms mausoleum : singular mausoleum plural mausoleums a large impressive tomb (= stone structure in which someone is buried) …   English dictionary

• mausoleum — /mɔsəˈliəm / (say mawsuh leeuhm), /mɔz / (say mawz ) noun (plural mausoleums or mausolea / ˈliə/ (say leeuh)) 1. a stately and magnificent tomb. 2. a large, old, gloomy building. {from Mausoleum} –mausolean, adjective …  

• mausoleum — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. vault, sepulcher; pyramid, mastaba. See interment, feeling. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. crypt, catacomb, tomb, sepulcher; see grave 1 , memorial , monument 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. tomb,… …   English dictionary for students

• mausoleum — mau|so|le|um [ ,mɔzə liəm, ,mɔsə liəm ] noun count a large impressive TOMB (=stone structure in which someone is buried) …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• mausoleum — [ˌmɔ:sə lɪəm, z ] noun (plural mausolea lɪə or mausoleums) a building, especially a large and stately one, housing a tomb or tombs. Origin C15: via L. from Gk Mausōleion, from Mausōlos, the name of a king of Caria (4th cent. BC), to whose tomb in …   English new terms dictionary