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Mausoleum - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Mausoleum : (noun)
1: a large burial chamber, usually above ground
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Mausoleum : \Mau`so*le"um\, n.; pl. E. Mausoleums, L. -lea.
[L. mausoleum, Gr. ?, fr. ? Mausolus, king of Caria, to whom
Artemisia, his widow, erected a stately monument.]
A magnificent tomb, or stately sepulchral monument.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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