Mausoleum /(?)/

Mau·so·le·um

Mausoleum

n.

pl. Mausoleums, -lea

[L. mausoleum, Gr. , fr. Mausolus, king of Caria, to whom Artemisia, his widow, erected a stately monument, one of the wonders of the ancient world.]

A magnificent tomb, or stately sepulchral monument.

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