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Definition of Mausoleum

1. Noun. A large burial chamber, usually above ground.

Definition of Mausoleum

1. n. A magnificent tomb, or stately sepulchral monument.

Definition of Mausoleum

1. Noun. A large stately tomb or a building housing such a tomb or several tombs. ¹

2. Noun. A gloomy, usually large room or building. ¹

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Definition of Mausoleum

1. a large, stately tomb [n -LEA or -LEUMS]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mausoleum

Literary usage of Mausoleum

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities by William Smith (1891)
"This mausoleum was the sepulchre of the subsequent emperors and their families down to ... It is made," be says The mausoleum of Artemisia restored by Mr. ..."

2. The Gentleman's Magazine (1841)
"The circular-headed windows of this por. tion of the mausoleum, ... The foundation stone of the mausoleum was laid by his Royal Highness the Duke of York, ..."

3. The Imperial Gazetteer of India by William Wilson Hunter (1885)
"Under the dome of the vast mausoleum, a high and beautiful screen of open tracery in white marble rises round the two tombs, or rather cenotaphs, ..."

4. La démocratie libérale by Thomas Hodgkin, Etienne Vacherot (1896)
"mausoleum which he had built for himself outside BOOK iv. the ... The edifice, however, of which upon the whole it most reminds us is the great mausoleum of ..."

5. A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities by Arthur Hamilton Smith, British Museum Dept. of Greek and Roman Antiquities (1900)
"mausoleum Room Guide, No. 138. 1096. 1-3. Head, forehand, and right hindleg of a boar. ... mausoleum Room Guide, No. 145. 1098. Oblong block of marble, ..."

6. A Guide to the Exhibition Galleries of the British Museum (Bloomsbury) by British Museum (1892)
"[The door in the North-east angle of the room leads down to the mausoleum Room.] mausoleum ROOM. [In course of re-arrangement.] In this room are arranged ..."

7. The Ruins and Excavations of Ancient Rome: A Companion Book for Students and by Rodolfo Amedeo Lanciani (1897)
"On the Circus near Hadrian's mausoleum. — Procopius, Goth., ii. 1. ... Nerva was the last Emperor buried in the mausoleum of ..."

8. China and the Allies by Arnold Henry Savage Landor (1901)
"CHAPTER XLVIII The Pe-ta—Approaches to the mausoleum—Interesting tiles— The ... There is something very weird about the mausoleum as you see it from the ..."

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