mausoleum
noun
a stately and magnificent tomb.
mausolea
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pluralof mausoleum.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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“What does it mean to have some lone surviving mausolea in the middle of a massive jumble of roads and traffic?”
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 10, 2023
"It looks like a large number of villa buildings, along with a probable bath house and perhaps even mausolea and a chapel," said Dr Gater.
From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2022
The National Museum of African American History and Culture now stands as a glittering golden crown on the Mall, in Washington DC, a brilliant foil to the neighbouring rows of white stone mausolea.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 28, 2017
In looking at these humble graves we cannot help comparing them with the great mausolea of contemporary emperors.
From Pagan and Christian Rome by Rodolfo Amedeo Lanciani
Such men heed no trophies; they ask no splendid mausolea.
From A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 2, part 2: John Quincy Adams by James D. (James Daniel) Richardson
