mausoleum

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Synonyms: mausoleums, mausolean, mausolea, mausolus

Antonyms: mausoleums, mausolean, mausolea, mausolus

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Noun

1. A large stately [[tomb]] or a [[building]] housing such a tomb or several tombs.
2. {{lb|en|by extension}} A [[gloomy]], usually large [[room]] or [[building]].

Proper noun

1. {{sid|en|Q45368}} The grand [[tomb]] built around 353–351 BCE at [[Halicarnassus]] for [[Mausolus]], a ruler of [[Caria]] and [[satrap]] of the [[Achaemenid Empire]]; one of the [[Seven Wonders of the Ancient World]].

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