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- Dictionarymausoleum/ˌmɔːsəˈliːəm/
noun
- 1. a stately or impressive building housing a tomb or group of tombs: "the cathedral was built in 1517 as a royal mausoleum"
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MAUSOLEUM definition: 1. a building in which the bodies of dead people are buried 2. a building in which the bodies of…. Learn more.
A mausoleum is an external free-standing building constructed as a monument enclosing the burial chamber of a deceased person or people. A mausoleum without the person's remains is called a cenotaph. A mausoleum may be considered a type of tomb, or the tomb may be considered to be within the mausoleum.
The meaning of MAUSOLEUM is a large tomb; especially : a usually stone building with places for entombment of the dead above ground. How to use mausoleum in a sentence. Did you know?
A tomb, or a building containing tombs. Mausoleums are often richly decorated. The Taj Mahal is a mausoleum.
MAUSOLEUM meaning: 1. a building in which the bodies of dead people are buried 2. a building in which the bodies of…. Learn more.
Mausoleum, large, sepulchral monument, typically made of stone, that is used to inter and enshrine the remains of a famous or powerful person. The term mausoleum can also denote other types of aboveground structures used for human burials.
1. the tomb of Mausolus, king of Caria, at Halicarnassus: included among the seven wonders of the ancient world. 2. [m-] a large, imposing tomb. , humorously applied to any large, somber building or room. 3. [m-] a building with vaults for the entombment of a number of bodies. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.
Definition of mausoleum noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
MAUSOLEUM definition: a building where dead people are buried. Learn more.
A mausoleum is a building that contains a tomb or tombs. The Taj Mahal, built by Shah Jahan as a monument to his third wife, Mumtaz Mahal, is the world's most famous mausoleum.
