/ tuːm; NAmE / noun
a large grave, especially one built of stone above or below the ground
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : from Old French tombe , from late Latin tumba , from Greek tumbos .
/ tuːm; NAmE / noun
a large grave, especially one built of stone above or below the ground
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : from Old French tombe , from late Latin tumba , from Greek tumbos .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005