'Tumulus' definitions:

Definition of 'tumulus'

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noun
(archeology) a heap of earth placed over prehistoric tombs [syn: burial mound, grave mound, barrow, tumulus]

Definition of 'Tumulus'

From: GCIDE
  • 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. [1913 Webster]

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