Rotunda Definition

rō-tŭndə
noun
A round building, hall, or room, esp. one with a dome.
Webster's New World
A large area with a high ceiling, as in a hotel lobby.
American Heritage
A large round room.
American Heritage
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Other Word Forms of Rotunda

Noun

Singular:
rotunda
Plural:
rotundas

Origin of Rotunda

  • Italian rotonda from feminine of rotondo round from Latin rotundus rotund

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Rotunda Sentence Examples

  • The prison is in the form of a rotunda, 58 yds.

  • There is a pretty chapel called the " Rotunda," erected in 1852 at the lower end of the prado by President Belzu, on the spot where an attempt had been made to assassinate him.

  • At the east door of the rotunda is the bronze door (1858; modelled by Randolph Rogers).

  • A building called the Rotunda was erected for concerts, and the gardens quickly became a favourite resort of fashionable society.

  • This floor consists of a rotunda, and of halls and cabinets of sculpture.

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Words Starting With

RROROT

Words Ending With

ADANDA

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Words Starting With R and Ending With A

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