Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In Greek antiquity and archaeology, a monument or a burial inclosure provided by the state for a number of men, usually for those of its citizens who had fallen in a battle.
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- noun A
mass grave
Etymologies
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From Ancient Greek πολυάνδριον (poluandrion).
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A fifth polyandrion may lie under a building adjacent to the site.
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