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rotunda |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Rotunda \Ro*tun"da\, n. [Cf. It rotonda, F. rotonde; both fr L. rotundus round. See {Rotund}, a.] (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 Washington. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: rotunda n 1: a building having a circular plan and a dome 2: a large circular room
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