rotunda

English

/ɹə(ʊ)ˈtʌndə/, /ɹoʊˈtʌndə/

noun
Definitions
  • (architecture) a round building, usually small, often with a dome
  • (typography) A Gothic typeface used in early printed books in Northern Italy, based on a rounded script developed in the 13th cent.; the manuscript hand on which this typeface was based
  • (Philippines) A roundabout; a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin rotunda (circular, round).

Origin

Latin

rotunda

Gloss

circular, round

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Property

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