MAUSOLEUM


Meaning of MAUSOLEUM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌmȯ-sə-ˈlē-əm, ˌmȯ-zə- ]

noun

( plural -leums or mau·so·lea -ˈlē-ə)

Etymology: Middle English, from Latin, from Greek mausōleion, from Mausōlos Mausolus died ab 353 B.C., ruler of Caria

Date: 15th century

1. : a large tomb ; especially : a usually stone building with places for entombment of the dead above ground

2. : a large gloomy building or room

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.