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rotunda


ro·tun·da

noun \rō-ˈtən-də\

Definition of ROTUNDA

1
: a round building; especially : one covered by a dome
2
a : a large round room b : a large central area (as in a hotel)

Examples of ROTUNDA

  1. We stood inside the rotunda of the U.S. Capitol Building.

Origin of ROTUNDA

Italian rotonda, from Latin rotunda, feminine of rotundus
First Known Use: 1645

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