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Meaning of 'orotund' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Orotund [ a.]
- Characterized by fullness, clearness, strength, and smoothness; ringing and musical; -- said of the voice or manner of utterance.
2 . Orotund [ n.]
- The orotund voice or utterance

Meaning of 'orotund' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . orotund [ s]
Meaning (1):
- ostentatiously lofty in style
Example in sentence:
  • a man given to large talk;
  • tumid political prose
Meaning (2):
- (of sounds) full and rich
Example in sentence:
  • orotund tones;
  • pear-shaped vowels;
  • the rotund and reverberating phrase

Nearby Words:

orographic orographical orography orohippus oroide orological orologist orology orotundity

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