What is an artificial hillock, especially one raised over a grave, particularly over the graves of persons buried in ancient times; a barrow called?
tumulus — An artificial hillock, especially one raised over a grave, particularly over the graves of persons buried in ancient times; a barrow. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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