Complete Definition of "mausoleum"

Image:Paramore Mausoleum.JPG|thumb|right|200px|Paramore family mausoleum
English

Etymology
From Middle English mausoleum < Latin maus�l�um < Greek maus�leion < Greek maus�los; names for w:Mausolus|Mausolus, satrap of the Persian empire and ruler of Caria
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Pronunciation
AHD|/mô's�-l�'�m/

Noun
en-noun|plmausoleums|pl2mausolea

  1. A large stately tomb or a building housing such a tomb or several tombs.
  2. A gloomy, usually large room or building.

Translations
trans-top|large tomb
Finnish: mausoleumi
Scottish Gaelic: taigh-adhlacaidh
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Spanish: mausoleo m
Turkish: mezar
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Category:Burial

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