/ Dictionary / Index M mausoleum: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: mau•so•le•um Pronunciation: (mô"su-lē'um, -zu-), [key] — pl. -le•ums, -le•a a stately and magnificent tomb. a burial place for the bodies or remains of many individuals, often of a single family, usually in the form of a small building. a large, gloomy, depressing building, room, or the like. (cap.) the tomb erected at Halicarnassus in Asia Minor in 350?b.c.Cf. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: mausoleum (Thesaurus) Mauser mauve Related Content Daily Word Quiz: blithesome Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language