tumulus.

A mound of earth or stones raised over a burial or group of burials.

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Words that belong together

• an ancient tumulus
• a burial tumulus
• a tumulus on the ridge

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A tumulus interrupted the ridge with a shape too regular to belong to the surrounding ground.

The path circled the tumulus without giving the walkers a view of its entrance.

Usage notes

Primary category: gothic. Forms: Singular tumulus; plural tumuli. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.