rotunda
Other forms: rotundas
When making the plans for your new house, consider adding a rotunda, or a round room. It will give the house a grand appearance and also allow you to walk in circles as much as you please.
You may have heard the adjective rotund to describe a person with a round shape. Rotunda, with an -a at the end, is a noun that refers to a type of building or room that is round and often has a dome on top. Rotundas are often found as part of large, important buildings such as capitol buildings and museums.
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a building having a circular plan and a dome
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a large circular roomtype of:rooman area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
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Vocabulary lists containing rotunda
Kyle and eleven other kids get the chance to stay overnight in Mr. Lemoncello's new, high-tech library. The children must solve a series of puzzles in order to find a way out of the library and win an amazing prize.
Vocabulary from Cormac McCarthy's "The Road."
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