ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈlēəm noun
( plural mausoleums -ēəmz ; or mauso·lea -ēə)
Etymology: Latin, from Greek maus ōleion, from Maus ōlos Mausolus died ab 353 B.C. ruler of Caria commemorated by a magnificent tomb at Halicarnassus
1.
a. : a magnificent tomb
b. : a tomb for more than one person
2. : a large gloomy and usually ornate building, room, or structure
the bed, a huge and not unhandsome walnut mausoleum — Edna Ferber