tumulose

tumulose
tumulose [to͞o′myo͞oləs, tyo͞o′myo͞oləs; to͞o′myələsto͞o′myə lōs΄, tyo͞o′myə lōs΄]
adj.
L tumulosus
full of tumuli, or mounds: also tumulous [to͞o′myo͞oləs, tyo͞o′myo͞oləs; to͞o′myələs]

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tu·mu·lose (to͞oʹmyə-lōs', tyo͞oʹ-) also tu·mu·lous (-ləs) adj.
Having many mounds or small hills.
  [Latin tumulōsus, from tumulus, mound. See tumulus.]   tu'mu·losʹi·ty (-lŏsʹĭ-tē) n.

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  • Tumulose — Tu mu*lose , a. Tumulous. [R.] Bailey. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • tumulose — [to͞o′myo͞oləs, tyo͞o′myo͞oləs; to͞o′myələsto͞o′myə lōs΄, tyo͞o′myə lōs΄] adj. [L tumulosus] full of tumuli, or mounds: also tumulous [to͞o′myo͞oləs, tyo͞o′myo͞oləs; to͞o′myələs] …   English World dictionary

  • tumulose — tu·mu·lose …   English syllables

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  • tu|mu|lous — «TOO myuh luhs, TYOO », adjective. = tumulose. (Cf. ↑tumulose) …   Useful english dictionary

  • Tumulous — Tu mu*lous, a. [L. tumulosus, fr. tumulus a mound.] Full of small hills or mounds; hilly; tumulose. [R.] Bailey. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • tumulosity — See tumulose. * * * …   Universalium

  • tumulous — /tooh myeuh leuhs, tyooh /, adj. having mounds; full of mounds; tumular. Also, tumulose /tooh myeuh lohs , tyooh /. [1820 30; < L tumulosus, equiv. to tumul(us) TUMULUS + osus OUS] * * * …   Universalium

  • hill — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. grade, slope; rise, ascent; elevation, mound. See height, convexity. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. mound, knoll, hillock, butte, mesa, bluff, promontory, precipice, cliff, range, rising ground, headland,… …   English dictionary for students

  • tumulus —   n. (pl. li ) mound over ancient grave; barrow.    ♦ tumular, a.    ♦ tumulose, a. having many small mounds …   Dictionary of difficult words

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