Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A large stately tomb or a building housing such a tomb or several tombs.
- noun A gloomy, usually large room or building.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun [capitalized] In Gr. archæol., a very large and magnificent edifice adorned with sculpture, built by Queen Artemisia of Caria as the tomb of her husband, King Mausolus, at Halicarnassus, about 350
b. c. , ranking as one of the seven wonders of the world. - noun Any splendid tomb; a grand or stately sepulchral monument or edifice, now usually designed to contain a number of tombs: as, the mausoleum of a royal family.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A magnificent tomb, or stately sepulchral monument.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A large stately
tomb or abuilding housing such a tomb or several tombs. - noun A
gloomy , usually largeroom orbuilding .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a large burial chamber, usually above ground
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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And having a gaudy mausoleum is not an impeachable offense.
Matthew Yglesias » Darrel Thompson Sure Can Quit Burris 2009
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The mausoleum is plain brick on the outside: nothing prepares you for the mosaics on every surface inside, illuminated by windows of translucent marble.
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The mausoleum is plain brick on the outside: nothing prepares you for the mosaics on every surface inside, illuminated by windows of translucent marble.
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The mausoleum is plain brick on the outside: nothing prepares you for the mosaics on every surface inside, illuminated by windows of translucent marble.
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The others were Diana's Temple at Ephesus, the Tomb of Mau-so´lus (which was so fine that any handsome tomb is sometimes called a mausoleum), the
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Ancient historians acquaint us with only seven wonders in the world: the Temple of Diana, at Ephesus; the magnificent sepulchre of the king Mausolus, from whence is derived the word mausoleum; the bronze Colossus of the Sun, in Rhodes; the statue of
Anecdotes of Painters, Engravers, Sculptors and Architects and Curiosities of Art (Vol. 3 of 3) Shearjashub Spooner 1834
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The mausoleum was a magnificent structure, perfectly round in shape with a row of fluted pillars supporting the overhanging roof.
"The Moon Woman" by Minna Irving, part 1 Johnny Pez 2010
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The mausoleum was a magnificent structure, perfectly round in shape with a row of fluted pillars supporting the overhanging roof.
Archive 2010-04-01 Johnny Pez 2010
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Oh, did I mention the mausoleum is a virtual granite resume, since Mr. Burris has etched in great detail his every job title, accomplishment, award, and entire life as a permanent monument to ... himself?
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Rather than being seen as a temple to art, the building was described as a mausoleum with cabbage on top.
Archive 2009-03-01 Hels 2009
rolig commented on the word mausoleum
from King Mausolos of Caria, who built himself a fancy tomb in Halicarnassus that (I think) made the list of Seven Top Wonders.
December 16, 2007
yarb commented on the word mausoleum
Vinyl scoured of footmarks,
office a mausoleum,
typewriters muffled in hoods...
- Peter Reading, Absentees, from The Prison Cell and Barrel Mystery, 1976
June 23, 2008
chelster commented on the word mausoleum
There is no mouse in mausoleum. Don't say MOUSE-uh-lee-um.
April 10, 2010
milosrdenstvi commented on the word mausoleum
I see we are expected to tell at sight a Mauser rifle from a javelin.
April 10, 2010
yarb commented on the word mausoleum
chelster: what if it's the tomb of a mouse?
April 10, 2010
rieperae commented on the word mausoleum
It is a beautiful somber-sounding word. Found it playing Clock Tower 3 on the good ol PS2!
October 18, 2011