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rotund - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'rotund' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Rotund [ a.]
- Round; circular; spherical.
- Hence, complete; entire.
- Orbicular, or nearly so.
2 . Rotund [ n.]
- A rotunda.

Meaning of 'rotund' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . rotund [ s]
Meaning (1):
- excessively fat
Example in sentence:
  • a weighty man
Meaning (2):
- (of sounds) full and rich
Example in sentence:
  • orotund tones;
  • pear-shaped vowels;
  • the rotund and reverberating phrase