Tumulus

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. An ancient grave mound; a barrow.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A mound of earth, especially one placed over a prehistoric tomb; a barrow.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. An artificial hillock, especially one raised over a grave, particularly over the graves of persons buried in ancient times; a barrow.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A sepulchral mound, as the famous Mound of Marathon raised over the bodies of those Athenians who fell in repelling the invading Persians; a barrow; very frequently, a mound covering and inclosing a more or less elaborate structure of masonry.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. (archeology) a heap of earth placed over prehistoric tombs
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    hill    mound   
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    barrow    mount   
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