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Webster 1913 Edition


Mausoleum

Mauˊso-le′um

,
Noun.
;
pl. E.
Mausoleums
(#)
, L.
-lea
(#)
.
[L.
mausoleum
, Gr. [GREEK], fr. [GREEK]
Mausolus
, king of Caria, to whom
Artemisia
, his widow, erected a stately monument, one of the wonders of the ancient world.]
A magnificent tomb, or stately sepulchral monument.

Webster 1828 Edition


Mausoleum

MAUSOLE'UM

,
Noun.
A magnificent tomb, or stately sepulchral monument.