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Mausoleum
Mauˊso-le′um
,Webster 1828 Edition
Mausoleum
MAUSOLE'UM
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Mausoleum
mausoleum
mausoleum
English
Noun
mausoleum (plural mausoleums or mausolea)
- A large stately tomb or a building housing such a tomb or several tombs.
- A gloomy, usually large room or building.
Derived terms
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Dutch
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: mau‧so‧le‧um
Etymology
From Latin mausōlēum, from Ancient Greek Μαυσωλεῖον (Mausōleîon) from Ancient Greek Μαύσωλος (Maúsōlos); named for Mausolus (Μαύσωλος or Μαύσσωλλος), satrap of the Persian empire and ruler of Caria
Noun
mausoleum n (plural mausolea or mausoleums, diminutive mausoleumpje n)
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Μαυσωλεῖον (Mausōleîon) from Ancient Greek Μαύσωλος (Maúsōlos); named for Mausolus (Μαύσωλος or Μαύσσωλλος), satrap of the Persian empire and ruler of Caria, via Latin mausoleum.
Alternative forms
- mausolé, mausole
Noun
mausoleum n (definite singular mausoleet, indefinite plural mausoleer, definite plural mausolea or mausoleene)
References
- “mausoleum” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Μαυσωλεῖον (Mausōleîon) from Ancient Greek Μαύσωλος (Maúsōlos); named for Mausolus (Μαύσωλος or Μαύσσωλλος), via Latin mausoleum.
Alternative forms
- mausolé, mausole
Noun
mausoleum n (definite singular mausoleet, indefinite plural mausoleum, definite plural mausolea)
References
- “mausoleum” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.