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MAUSOLEUM AT HALICARNASUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Mausoleum at Halicarnasus mean?
• MAUSOLEUM AT HALICARNASUS (noun)
The noun MAUSOLEUM AT HALICARNASUS has 1 sense:
1. a white marble mausoleum 140 feet high built in 352 BC at Halicarnassus as a memorial to a king; destroyed in 1402
Familiarity information: MAUSOLEUM AT HALICARNASUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• MAUSOLEUM AT HALICARNASUS (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A white marble mausoleum 140 feet high built in 352 BC at Halicarnassus as a memorial to a king; destroyed in 1402
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Instance hypernyms:
mausoleum (a large burial chamber, usually above ground)
Holonyms ("Mausoleum at Halicarnasus" is a member of...):
Seven Wonders of the Ancient World; Seven Wonders of the World (impressive monuments created in the ancient world that were regarded with awe)
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