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GRAVE MOUND

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does grave mound mean? 

GRAVE MOUND (noun)
  The noun GRAVE MOUND has 1 sense:

1. (archeology) a heap of earth placed over prehistoric tombsplay

  Familiarity information: GRAVE MOUND used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


GRAVE MOUND (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

(archeology) a heap of earth placed over prehistoric tombs

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

barrow; burial mound; grave mound; tumulus

Hypernyms ("grave mound" is a kind of...):

hill; mound (structure consisting of an artificial heap or bank usually of earth or stones)

Domain category:

archaeology; archeology (the branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people and their cultures)


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