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rotunda
(roʊtʌndə)
Word forms: plural rotundas
countable noun
A rotunda is a round building or room, especially one with a round bowl-shaped roof.
...the rotunda of the Hotel des Invalides in Paris.
rotunda in British English
(rəʊˈtʌndə)
noun
a building or room having a circular plan, esp one that has a dome
Word origin
C17: from Italian rotonda, from Latin rotundus round, from rota a wheelrotunda in American English
(roʊˈtʌndə)
noun
a round building, hall, or room, esp. one with a dome
Word origin
It rotonda < L rotunda, fem. of rotundus: see rotundImage ofrotunda
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