The Only Use of
mausoleum
in
To Kill a Mockingbird
- But I must say Providence was kind enough to burn down that old mausoleum of mine, I'm too old to keep it up—maybe you're right, Jean Louise, this is a settled neighborhood.
p. 103.9mausoleum = an impressive building in which one or more corpses are entombed
Definitions:
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(1)
(mausoleum) an impressive building in which one or more corpses are entombed
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
More rarely, a mausoleum can reference any large, depressing room or building.