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mausoleum

[maw-suh-lee-uhm, -zuh-] / ˌmɔ səˈli əm, -zə- /


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Housed among millions of relics, item number 1847,0424.19 was recovered in the 1850s in the dust of the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus, located in modern-day Bodrum, Turkey.

From Salon • Nov. 26, 2024

He entombed his wife in the Mausoleum of Hadrian in Rome.

From National Geographic • Nov. 16, 2023

The Mass, which took place at the John Garang Mausoleum in front of an audience of 70,000 according to estimates, was filled with cheerful worshippers waiving flags and deep in prayer.

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2023

This year that includes a revival of “The Willows,” as well as the Downtown Repertory Theater Company’s “Witch!,” staged in Altadena’s Mountain View Mausoleum.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 14, 2022

“I feel like we’re visiting the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus or something.”

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali




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