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Synonyms for rotunda


Grammar : Noun
Spell : roh-tuhn-duh
Phonetic Transcription : roʊˈtʌn də

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Définition of rotunda

Origin :
  • "round building," 1680s, from Italian rotonda, especially the Pantheon, from noun use of Latin rotunda, fem. of rotundus "round" (see rotund). Meaning "circular hall or room within a building" is from 1780.
  • As in kiosk : noun gazebo
  • As in casino : noun gambling establishment
  • As in gazebo : noun pavilion
  • As in hall : noun corridor
Example sentences :
  • Congress had voted money for mural paintings for the rotunda of the Capitol.
  • Extract from : « The Age of Invention » by Holland Thompson
  • Paul nodded, and they went down the hall and into the Rotunda.
  • Extract from : « Ministry of Disturbance » by Henry Beam Piper
  • They entered at the ladies' door while he kept on to the main entrance and rotunda.
  • Extract from : « The Spirit of Sweetwater » by Hamlin Garland
  • He had half-led, half-pushed the other to a chair near one of the pillars of the rotunda.
  • Extract from : « The Green Rust » by Edgar Wallace
  • When I entered the rotunda I was hailed by a Mr. Fox, who wanted conversation with me.
  • Extract from : « Between the Lines » by Henry Bascom Smith
  • She gave a series of concerts at the Rotunda in Dublin, Ireland.
  • Extract from : « Music and Some Highly Musical People » by James M. Trotter
  • He made a sober and singular spot in the blaze of the rotunda.
  • Extract from : « The Light of the Star » by Hamlin Garland
  • The men went and smoked by the rotunda and the women joined them.
  • Extract from : « The Confessions of Arsne Lupin » by Maurice Leblanc
  • Foremost to fly were the women from the rotunda, who were welcomed with acclamations by the soldiers.
  • Extract from : « Serapis, Complete » by Georg Ebers
  • To this rotunda, it is said, a delegation of Indians paid a visit a year or two since.
  • Extract from : « The Indian in his Wigwam » by Henry R. Schoolcraft

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