Added 9 October 2026
tumulus
/ˈtjuːmjələs/ noun
In Latin: tumulāmen, tumulus Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about tumulus at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- (archeology) a heap of earth placed over prehistoric tombs.
Origin
From Latin tumulus (“mound, hill”), from tumeō (“to swell”). Doublet of tombolo.
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