Meaning tumulus
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tumulusancient burial mound, 1680s, from Latin tumulus "hillock, heap of earth, mound," related to tumere "to swell" (see tumid).
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tumulusA large, earthen mound built above a tomb or grave.
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tumulusmound, grave, heap of earth
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tumulus(n) (archeology) a heap of earth placed over prehistoric tombs
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tumulusLatin for mound or barrow; generally covers a burial, in a chamber (as in French use of word) or not
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