mausoleum

• mausolæum (obsolete)

From Middle English mausoleum, from Latin Mausōlēum, from Ancient Greek Μαυσωλεῖον (Mausōleîon), from Μαύσωλος (Maúsōlos); named after Mausolus (?–395 BCE), satrap of the Persian empire and ruler of Caria, whose tomb was considered one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌmɔː.zəˈliː.əm/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌmɔ.səˈli.əm/, enPR: mô'sə-lē'əm, IPA^(key): /-.zəˈ-/, (cot–caught merger) /ˌmɑ.-/

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mausoleum (plural mausoleums or mausolea)

1. A large stately tomb or a building housing such a tomb or several tombs.

   Hypernym: vault

   Holonym: cemetery

   Coordinate terms: crypt, ossuary

2. (by extension) A gloomy, usually large room or building.
   • 2018 December 25, Austin Murphy, “I Used to Write for Sports Illustrated. Now I Deliver Packages for Amazon.”, in The Atlantic‎^[1]:

     As Amazon reaches maximum ubiquity in our lives (“Alexa, play Led Zeppelin”), as online shopping turns malls into mausoleums, it’s been illuminating to see exactly how a package makes the final leg of its journey.

• mausoleal
• mausolean

• mausoleum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Borrowed from Latin mausōlēum, from Ancient Greek Μαυσωλεῖον (Mausōleîon) from Ancient Greek Μαύσωλος (Maúsōlos); named for Mausolus (Μαύσωλος or Μαύσσωλλος), satrap of the Persian empire and ruler of Caria.

• IPA^(key): /ˌmɑu̯.zoːˈleː.ʏm/

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• Hyphenation: mau‧so‧le‧um
• Rhymes: -eːʏm

mausoleum n (plural mausolea or mausoleums, diminutive mausoleumpje n)

1. mausoleum

   Synonym: praalgraf

• mausolé, mausole

From Ancient Greek Μαυσωλεῖον (Mausōleîon) from Ancient Greek Μαύσωλος (Maúsōlos); named for Mausolus (Μαύσωλος or Μαύσσωλλος), satrap of the Persian empire and ruler of Caria, via Latin mausoleum.

mausoleum n (definite singular mausoleet, indefinite plural mausoleer, definite plural mausolea or mausoleene)

1. a mausoleum

• “mausoleum” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

• mausolé, mausole

From Ancient Greek Μαυσωλεῖον (Mausōleîon) from Ancient Greek Μαύσωλος (Maúsōlos); named for Mausolus (Μαύσωλος or Μαύσσωλλος), via Latin mausoleum.

mausoleum n (definite singular mausoleet, indefinite plural mausoleum, definite plural mausolea)

1. a mausoleum

• “mausoleum” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

mausoleum n

1. a mausoleum

• mausoleum in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• mausoleum in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• mausoleum in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)