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Eponyms This week's words churrigueresque Mata Hari rachmanism mausoleum martinet Mausoleum 
Taj Mahal, Agra, India
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with Anu Gargmausoleum
PRONUNCIATION:
(maw-suh-LEE-uhm, -zuh-)
MEANING:
A large tomb, usually an ornate stone building.
ETYMOLOGY:
After Mausolus, a Persian governor in 4th century BCE. His monumental tomb
was considered as one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, after which
any grand tomb is now called a mausoleum.Also see columbarium. USAGE:
"Wu is leading a delegation to attend the 80th anniversary of the burial of
Sun Yat-sen at a mausoleum in Nanjing."Flora Wang and Mo Yan-chih; Chen Chu Praised For Saying President; Taipei Times (Taiwan); May 23, 2009. See more usage examples of mausoleum in Vocabulary.com's dictionary. A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
He who postpones the hour of living is like the rustic who waits for the river to run out before he crosses. -Horace, poet and satirist (65-8 BCE)
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