mausoleum
noun/ˌmɔːzəˈliːəm/
/ˌmɔːzəˈliːəm/
- a special building made to hold the dead body of an important person or the dead bodies of a family
- the royal mausoleum
Word Originlate 15th cent.: via Latin from Greek Mausōleion, from Mausōlos, the name of a king of Caria (4th cent. bc), to whose tomb in Halicarnassus the name was originally applied.Want to learn more?
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