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mausoleum

The origin and history of mausoleum.

Etymology

From the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, the immense tomb built around 350 BC for Mausolus, a ruler in ancient Asia Minor, and counted among the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

· First attested 350

Class of 350

mausoleum first entered the language around 350.

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