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tumulus |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Tumulus \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: tumulus n : (archeology) a heap of earth placed over prehistoric tombs [syn: {burial mound}, {grave mound}, {barrow}]
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