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1. Archaeol. an artificial mound, esp. over a grave; barrow.2. Geol. a domelike swelling or mound formed in congealed lava.
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prehistoric grave form in continental Europe. See burial mound.* * *
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tumulus — (n.) ancient burial mound, 1680s, from L. tumulus hillock, from tumere to swell (see THIGH (Cf. thigh)) … Etymology dictionary
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.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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tumulus — s. m. 1. [Arqueologia] Monte de terra, cúmulo. 2. Construção de pedra, em forma de cone, que os antigos levantavam sobre as sepulturas … Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa
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