mausoleum
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mausoleum¹
- /ˌmɔː.zəˈliː.əm/ UK
- /ˌmɔ.səˈli.əm/ US
- /-.zəˈ-/ US
- /ˌmɑ.-/ cot caught merger, US
Where it comes from
From Middle English mausoleum, from Latin Mausōlēum, from Ancient Greek Μαυσωλεῖον (Mausōleîon, “Mausoleum, the grand tomb built around 353–351 BCE at Halicarnassus for Mausolus, a ruler of Caria and satrap of the Achaemenid Empire; one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World”), from Μαύσωλος (Maúsōlos, “Mausolus”) + -εῖον (-eîon, noun-forming suffix meaning “place or building associated with a specific purpose or person”).
By surface analysis, Mausolus + -eum.
noun mausoleums · mausolea · mausolæum
- A large stately tomb or a building housing such a tomb or several tombs. Holonym: cemetery
- A gloomy, usually large room or building. 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.
Mausoleum²
- /ˌmɔː.zəˈliː.əm/ UK
- /ˌmɔ.səˈli.əm/ US
- /-.zəˈ-/ US
- /ˌmɑ.-/ cot caught merger, US
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin Mausōlēum, from Ancient Greek Μαυσωλεῖον (Mausōleîon), from Μαύσωλος (Maúsōlos, “Mausolus”) + -εῖον (-eîon, noun-forming suffix meaning “place or building associated with a specific purpose or person”).
By surface analysis, Mausolus + -eum.
proper noun the Mausoleum · Mausoleon · Mausoleion
- The grand tomb built around 353–351 BCE at Halicarnassus for Mausolus, a ruler of Caria and satrap of the Achaemenid Empire; one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Phileus, an eminent Ionian architect, built the Mausoleum, in conjunction with Satyrus, and the temple of Athena Polias, at Priene. The date of the erection of the Mausoleum was soon after B.C. 353, the year in which Mausolus died; that of the temple at Priene must have been about 20 years later.
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noun large tomb
| Español | mausoleo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 영묘 yeongmyo, 묘 myo |
| 日本語 | 霊廟 reibyō, 陵 misasagi, 陵墓 ryōbo, マウソレウム mausoreumu |
| 中文 | 陵墓 língmù, 墓 mù |
| हिन्दी | मज़ार mazār, मक़बरा maqbarā, समाधि samādhi |
| Português | mausoléu |
| Français | mausolée |
| Deutsch | Mausoleum |
| Italiano | mausoleo |
| Ελληνικά | μαυσωλείο mafsoleío |
| Română | mausoleu |
| Русский | мавзоле́й mavzoléj |
| Tiếng Việt | lăng mộ, lăng tẩm, lăng, tẩm |
| العربية | ضَرِيح ḍarīḥ, مَرْقَد marqad |
| עברית | מָאוּזוֹלֵאוֹם mauzoléom |
Talk about this word "mausoleum." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mausoleum. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. mausoleum. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/mausoleum "mausoleum." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/mausoleum.Cite this
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title = {mausoleum},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mausoleum},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
