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tumular

[ too-myuh-ler, tyoo- ]
/ ˈtu myə lər, ˈtyu- /
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adjective
of, pertaining to, resembling, or characterized by a tumulus or tumuli.
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Origin of tumular

1820–30; <Latin tumul(us) tumulus + -ar1

Words nearby tumular

tumor necrosis factor, tumor suppressor gene, tumour, tump, tumpline, tumular, tumulose, tumulous, tumult, tumultuary, tumultuous
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How to use tumular in a sentence

  • The tumular relics of different parts of England suggest old tribal distinctions of costume and apparel.

    Anglo-Saxon Literature|John Earle

  • Of the tumular remains this general remark may be made, that they richly illustrate the elder poetry.

    Anglo-Saxon Literature|John Earle

  • Perhaps it would not be too much to say that affinity with the tumular deposits is one of the notes of the primary poetry.

    Anglo-Saxon Literature|John Earle

  • Some at least of these gigantic structures were buried under a tumular mound, precisely in the same manner as the smaller cists.

    The Archaeology and Prehistoric Annals of Scotland|Daniel Wilson

British Dictionary definitions for tumular

tumular
/ (ˈtjuːmjʊlə) /
adjective
of, relating to, or like a mound
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