tumulus C2 Topic:General Vocabulary US /ˈtuːmjələs/ UK /ˈtjuːmjələs/ See IPA manual Freq #175726 Meanings 1 noun a mound of earth or stones raised over a grave, especially a prehistoric burial mound Archaeologists opened the tumulus and found a chamber beneath its center. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a mound of earth or stones... barrowburial mound Word family Related forms tombtombolomound Etymology Borrowed from Latin tumulus ('mound, small hill, burial mound'), related to tumere ('to swell'). Tombolo is a later Italian doublet from the same Latin source. Topics General Vocabulary External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # tumulus **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈtuːmjələs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈtjuːmjələs/ **Frequency rank:** 175726 ## Meanings 1. a mound of earth or stones raised over a grave, especially a prehistoric burial mound ## Examples - Archaeologists opened the tumulus and found a chamber beneath its center. ## Synonyms - barrow - burial mound ## Related Forms - tomb - tombolo - mound ## Etymology Borrowed from Latin tumulus ('mound, small hill, burial mound'), related to tumere ('to swell'). Tombolo is a later Italian doublet from the same Latin source. ## Topics - General Vocabulary markdown