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rotund

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Contents [hide] 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Adjective 1.2.1 Translations 1.3 References 1.4 Anagrams 2 Romanian 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Adjective

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Latin rotundus (“round”), from Latin rota (“wheel”), from Indo-European ret- (“to run, to roll”) ^[1].

[edit] Adjective

rotund (comparative more rotund, superlative most rotund)

1. Having a round or spherical shape; circular; orbicular.
2. Round in body shape; portly or plump; podgy.
3. (of a sound) Full and rich; orotund; sonorous; full-toned.

[edit] Translations

[show ▼]Having a round or spherical shape

French: rond fr(fr) m.		Italian: rotondo it(it) m., tondo it(it)
		Add translation : More masc. fem. neuter common gender plural Transliteration: (e.g. ázbuka for азбука) Page name: (e.g. amo for amō) Qualifier: (e.g. literally, formally, slang) Script template: (e.g. Cyrl for Cyrillic, Latn for Latin) Nesting: (e.g. Norwegian/Nynorsk)

[show ▼]Round in body shape

French: rond fr(fr) m.		Italian: rotondo it(it)
		Add translation : More masc. fem. neuter common gender plural Transliteration: (e.g. ázbuka for азбука) Page name: (e.g. amo for amō) Qualifier: (e.g. literally, formally, slang) Script template: (e.g. Cyrl for Cyrillic, Latn for Latin) Nesting: (e.g. Norwegian/Nynorsk)

[show ▼](of a sound) Full and rich

		Add translation : More masc. fem. neuter common gender plural Transliteration: (e.g. ázbuka for азбука) Page name: (e.g. amo for amō) Qualifier: (e.g. literally, formally, slang) Script template: (e.g. Cyrl for Cyrillic, Latn for Latin) Nesting: (e.g. Norwegian/Nynorsk)

[edit] References

• Oxford English Dictionary, Second Edition, 1989
• Notes:

1. ^ The Words of Mathematics: An Etymological Dictionary of Mathematical Terms Used in English, p. 190, "rotate" entry

[edit] Anagrams

• untrod

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[edit] Romanian

[edit] Etymology

From Latin rotundus (“round”).

[edit] Adjective

rotund

1. round

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