noun
mausoleum
maw-zuh-LEE-um/ˌmɔːzəˈliːəm/
a large building containing one or more tombs
The family mausoleum contains the tombs of several generations.
Etymology
Mausoleion named the magnificent tomb built for the ruler Mausolos, counted among the Seven Wonders. The name of that particular monument became a general term for a stately burial building.
In context
there jay no that's merrily's mom that's nana but that's that's big nana oh so now they're reunited yeah they're all in the mausoleum together they we went to a mausoleum which is above ground and i really like it
More examples
- Visitors enter the marble mausoleum through heavy bronze doors.
- She is buried beside her husband in the cemetery's mausoleum.
- Several large mausoleums line the cemetery's main path.
Forms
mausoleum · mausoleums · mausolea