Definition of Mausaleum

Definition of Mausaleum

Mausole`um, a building more or less elaborate, used as a tomb. See Mausolus.

- Wikipedia

Mau`so*le"um (?), n.; pl. E. Mausoleums (#), L. -lea (#). [L. mausoleum, Gr. &?;, fr. &?; Mausolus, king of Caria, to whom Artemisia, his widow, erected a stately monument.] A magnificent tomb, or stately sepulchral monument.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

MAUSOLEUM, n. The final and funniest folly of the rich.

- 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue

A large stately tomb or a building housing such a tomb or several tombs.
A gloomy, usually large room or building.

- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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