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mausolæum

mausolæum is the obsolete spelling of mausoleum.

Meaning of mausoleum

Noun

mausoleum (plural mausoleums or mausolea)

  1. A large stately tomb or a building housing such a tomb or several tombs.
    • Holonym: cemetery
  2. (broadly) A gloomy, usually large room or building.
    • As Amazon reaches maximum ubiquity in our lives (“Alexa, play Led Zeppelin”), as online shopping turns malls into mausoleums, it’s been illuminating to see exactly how a package makes the final leg of its journey.2018 December 25, Austin Murphy, “I Used to Write for Sports Illustrated. Now I Deliver Packages for Amazon.”, in The Atlantic, archived from the original on 03 Feb 2019

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Forms of mausolæum

pluralmausolæums
pluralmausolæa

Questions about mausolæum

What is mausolæum the obsolete spelling of?
Mausolæum is the obsolete spelling of mausoleum.

Words near mausolæum in the dictionary

  1. mausoleums
  2. mausolocracy
  3. Mausolus
  4. mausolæa
  5. mausolæan
  6. mausolæum
  7. mausolæums
  8. Mauss
  9. Maussian
  10. Maust
  11. Mauston

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