mastaba

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1. n. an ancient Egyptian mud-brick tomb with a rectangular base and sloping sides and flat roof Source: wordnet
2. 1. In Mohammedan countries, a fixed seat, common in dwellings and in public places. 2. (Egyptology) A type of tomb, of the time of the Memphite dynasties, comprising an oblong structure with sloping sides (sometimes containing a decorated chamber, sometimes of solid masonry), and connected with a mummy chamber in the rock beneath. Source: webster
3. n an ancient Egyptian mud-brick tomb with a rectangular base and sloping sides and flat roof Source: ecdict

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