Hypertext Webster Gateway: "tumulus"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
tumulus
n : (archeology) a heap of earth placed over prehistoric tombs
[syn: {burial mound}, {grave mound}, {barrow}]
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