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tumuli

tumuli is the plural of tumulus.

Meaning of tumulus

Noun

tumulus (plural tumuli)

  1. A mound of earth, especially one placed over a prehistoric tomb; a barrow.
    • They planted the cannon on the tumuli, sole elevations in this level country, and formed themselves into column and hollow square.1826, [Mary Shelley], chapter I, in The Last Man. […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC
    Synonyms:
    burial mound § Synonyms

Questions about tumuli

What is tumuli the plural of?
Tumuli is the plural of tumulus.

Words near tumuli in the dictionary

  1. tumulated
  2. tumulates
  3. tumulating
  4. tumulation
  5. tumulations
  6. tumuli
  7. tumulose
  8. tumulosities
  9. tumulosity
  10. tumulous
  11. tumult

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