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rotunda

ro·tunda

UK/ɹə(ʊ)ˈtʌndə/ US/ɹoʊˈtʌndə/ uncommon

noun

1.

a building having a circular plan and a dome

2.

Origin

Learned borrowing from Latin rotunda, from rotundus (“round”). In the architectural sense, from Sancta Maria Rotunda (the name for a church in the Pantheon).

Phrases

  • band rotunda
  • fenestra rotunda
  • r rotunda

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