how to pronounce mausoleum

/ˌmɔːsəˈliːəm/

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mausoleum is pronounced in four syllables

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iː

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An example use of mausoleum in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… brick mausoleum it's a franciscan …”

meanings of mausoleum

noun:

A gloomy, usually large room or building.
A large stately tomb or a building housing such a tomb or several tombs.

mausoleum frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word mausoleum occurs in english on average 0.9 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.