Meaning of TUMULUS
| Pronunciation: | | 'toomyulus
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[n] (archeology) a heap of earth placed over prehistoric tombs |
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TUMULUS is a 7 letter word that starts with T. |
| | Synonyms: | | barrow, burial mound, grave mound |
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| | See Also: | | hill, mound | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Tu"mu*lus\, n.; pl. {Tumuli}. [L., a mound, a
sepulchral mound, probably from tumere to swell. Cf.
{Tumid}.]
An artificial hillock, especially one raised over a grave,
particularly over the graves of persons buried in ancient
times; a barrow.
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