mausoleum

B2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌmɔ.səˈli.əm/ UK /ˌmɔː.zəˈliː.əm/ See IPA manual

Freq #21460

Meanings

1

noun
A large, grand building that contains a tomb or several tombs.

The emperor was buried in a marble mausoleum.
2

noun
A gloomy, lifeless large room or building.

Without customers, the old mall felt like a mausoleum.

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Forms mausoleamausoleums

Derived forms mausolealmausolean

Etymology

From Middle English mausoleum, from Latin Mausōlēum, from Ancient Greek Μαυσωλεῖον (Mausōleîon), from Μαύσωλος (Maúsōlos); named after Mausolus (?–395 BCE), satrap of the Persian empire and ruler of Caria, whose tomb was considered one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

mausoleum Middle English Mausōlēum Latin Μαυσωλεῖον Ancient Greek

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# mausoleum

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌmɔ.səˈli.əm/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌmɔː.zəˈliː.əm/
**Frequency rank:** 21460

## Meanings
1. A large, grand building that contains a tomb or several tombs.
2. A gloomy, lifeless large room or building.

## Examples
- The emperor was buried in a marble mausoleum.
- Without customers, the old mall felt like a mausoleum.

## Derived Forms
- mausoleal
- mausolean

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: mausoleum
- Root: Mausōlēum
- Root: Μαυσωλεῖον

## Etymology
From Middle English mausoleum, from Latin Mausōlēum, from Ancient Greek Μαυσωλεῖον (Mausōleîon), from Μαύσωλος (Maúsōlos); named after Mausolus (?–395 BCE), satrap of the Persian empire and ruler of Caria, whose tomb was considered one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

## AI Etymology
Mausoleum comes from Middle English mausoleum, from Latin Mausōlēum, from Ancient Greek Μαυσωλεῖον (Mausōleîon), from Μαύσωλος (Maúsōlos); named after Mausolus (?–395 BCE), satrap of the Persian empire and ruler of Caria, whose tomb was considered one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. In present-day English its meanings include a large, grand building that contains a tomb or several tombs and a gloomy, lifeless large room or building. The historical chain runs through mausoleum (Middle English), Mausōlēum (Latin), and Μαυσωλεῖον (Ancient Greek). Related and derived forms include mausoleal and mausolean.

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