Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
rotunda .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun See
rotunda .
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- noun Alternative form of
rotunda .
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Examples
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I don't care if you're a rail or a rotundo - we've ALL been a victim of bad lighting, angles, fashion choices, or all of the above.
What's the Big Deal? 2009
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I don't care if you're a rail or a rotundo - we've ALL been a victim of bad lighting, angles, fashion choices, or all of the above.
Archive 2009-02-01 2009
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Es indispensable que un poema sea rotundo: Si es bueno, no se puede quitar ni agregar nada.
veruscio Diary Entry veruscio 2008
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Redondo, rotundo (ambas palabras tienen el mismo origen en latín, derivan de la misma palabra).
veruscio Diary Entry veruscio 2008
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ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from Latin ore rotundo ‘with rounded mouth.’
And then there's the way Sarah Palin keeps saying "also," also. Ann Althouse 2008
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Within these four pillars, in a kind of magic rotundo, all the beau-monde of
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Unlike the Italian, which is thrown out, _ore rotundo_, directly from the chest, the English language is spoken from the throat, and, in general, also with the mouth nearly closed.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 54, No. 333, July 1843 Various
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The hotel was originally built for an Exchange, and the rotundo in the centre is one of the finest pieces of architecture in the States.
Lands of the Slave and the Free Cuba, the United States, and Canada Henry A. Murray
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[10] He is described by Eginhard as "apice capitis rotundo," which roundness or fullness of the top of the head must have been very peculiar to have deserved such especial mention.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 561, August 11, 1832 Various
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At those words, delivered _ore rotundo_, the haymakers ceased laughing.
International Miscellany of Literature, Art and Science, Vol. 1, No. 3, Oct. 1, 1850 Various
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