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- [maw-suh-lee-uh m, -zuh-]
- /ˌmɔ səˈli əm, -zə-/
- /ˌmɔː.zəˈliː.əm/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [maw-suh-lee-uh m, -zuh-]
- /ˌmɔ səˈli əm, -zə-/
Definitions of mausoleum word
- noun plural mausoleum a stately and magnificent tomb. 1
- noun plural mausoleum a burial place for the bodies or remains of many individuals, often of a single family, usually in the form of a small building. 1
- noun plural mausoleum a large, gloomy, depressing building, room, or the like. 1
- noun plural mausoleum (initial capital letter) the tomb erected at Halicarnassus in Asia Minor in 350? b.c. 1
- noun mausoleum A building, especially a large and stately one, housing a tomb or tombs. 1
- noun mausoleum large family tomb 1
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Origin of mausoleum
First appearance:
before 1375 One of the 22% oldest English words
1375-1425; late Middle English < Latin < Greek Mausoleîon the tomb of Mausolus, king of Caria
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Parts of speech for Mausoleum
noun
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preposition
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mausoleum popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
mausoleum usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for mausoleum
noun mausoleum
- burial — A burial is the act or ceremony of putting a dead body into a grave in the ground.
- vault — the act of vaulting.
- cemetery — A cemetery is a place where dead people's bodies or their ashes are buried.
- coffin — A coffin is a box in which a dead body is buried or cremated.
- monument — something erected in memory of a person, event, etc., as a building, pillar, or statue: the Washington Monument.
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