tumular

American

[too-myuh-ler, tyoo-] / ˈtu myə lər, ˈtyu- /

adjective

of, pertaining to, resembling, or characterized by a tumulus or tumuli.

tumular British

/ ˈtjuːmjʊlə /

adjective

of, relating to, or like a mound

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Etymology

Origin of tumular

1820–30; < Latin tumul ( us ) tumulus + -ar ¹

Example Sentences

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

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This is the gem of all Saxon tumular antiquities, and it rests with the other Faussett finds in the Mayer collection at Liverpool.

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

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

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