Mausoleum (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun, plural mau·so·le·ums, mau·so·le·a [maw-suh-lee-uh, -zuh-]. /ˌmɔ səˈli ə, -zə-/.
  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. the tomb erected at Halicarnassus in Asia Minor in 350? b.c.
noun plural -leums or -lea (-ˈlɪə)
  1. a large stately tomb
Mausoleum (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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