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Webster 1913 Edition
Rotunda
Ro-tun′da
,Noun.
(Arch.)
A round building; especially, one that is round both on the outside and inside, like the Pantheon at Rome. Less properly, but very commonly, used for a large round room;
as, the
. rotunda
of the Capitol at WashingtonDefinition 2024
rotunda
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See also: Rotunda
English
Alternative forms
- Rotunda
Noun
rotunda (plural rotundas)
- (architecture) a round building, usually small, often with a dome
- (typography, frequently capitalized) 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
Derived terms
Translations
architecture: round building, often with a dome
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typography: Gothic typeface based on a 13th-C. rounded script
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Latin
Adjective
rotunda
- nominative feminine singular of rotundus
- nominative neuter plural of rotundus
- accusative neuter plural of rotundus
- vocative feminine singular of rotundus
rotundā
- ablative feminine singular of rotundus
References
- ROTUNDA in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)