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单词 rotundity
释义 ro·tun·di·ty
\-ndəd.ē, -ətē, -i\ noun
(-es)
Etymology: Latin rotunditat-, rotunditas, from rotundus round + -itat-, -itas -ity
1.
 a. : the quality or state of being rotund : roundness
  < the thick rotundity o' the world — Shakespeare >
 b. : a round mass or object
  < laid his hand caressingly upon the consoling rotundity of a five-gallon keg — Elinor Wylie >
2.
 a. : rounded fullness of language
  < scholars disputing … with leisured rotundity of phrase — R.W.Southern >
 b. : a rotund phrase
  < its adorable simplicities compensate even for its Johnsonian rotundities — H.J.Laski >
3.
 a. : roundness of the body : plumpness
  < a sparer diet had checked the movement towards rotundity — John Buchan >
 b. : a rounded part of the body
  < a cozy creased rotundity between waistcoat and table — Clemence Dane >
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