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Mausoleum.

Mausoleum (the grand tomb built around 353–351 BCE at Halicarnassus for Mausolus, a ruler of Caria and satrap of the Achaemenid Empire; one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World)

9 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

name[mau̯.soːˈɫeː.ũː]Classical-Latin[mau̯.soˈlɛː.um]
  1. Mausoleum (the grand tomb built around 353–351 BCE at Halicarnassus for Mausolus, a ruler of Caria and satrap of the Achaemenid Empire; one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World)

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Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μαυσωλεῖον (Mausōleîon), from Μαύσωλος (Maúsōlos, “Mausolus”) + -εῖον (-eîon, noun-forming suffix meaning “place or building associated with a specific purpose or person”). By surface analysis, Mausōlus + -ēum.

noun[mau̯.soːˈɫeː.ũː]Classical-Latin[mau̯.soˈlɛː.um]
  1. mausoleum

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Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μαυσωλεῖον (Mausōleîon), from Μαύσωλος (Maúsōlos, “Mausolus”) + -εῖον (-eîon, noun-forming suffix meaning “place or building associated with a specific purpose or person”). By surface analysis, Mausōlus + -ēum.

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