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mausoleum

mau·so·le·um [ màwzə l əm, màwssə l əm ] (plural mau·so·le·ums or mau·so·le·a [ màwzə l ə ])


noun 
Definition:
 
1. tomb: a large tomb, especially one that is ornately decorated or made from expensive stone

2. building containing tombs: a building, often a highly decorated or elaborate one, that houses a tomb or several tombs

3. gloomy interior: a large gloomy oppressive room or building
a huge mausoleum of a library

[15th century. Via Latin< Greek Mausōleion "tomb of Mausolus" (4th century bc king of Caria in Asia Minor), built in 353 bc at Halicarnassus]

mau·so·le·an adjective
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