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ROTUNDA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does rotunda mean?
• ROTUNDA (noun)
The noun ROTUNDA has 2 senses:
1. a building having a circular plan and a dome
2. a large circular room
Familiarity information: ROTUNDA used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A building having a circular plan and a dome
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("rotunda" is a kind of...):
building; edifice (a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A large circular room
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("rotunda" is a kind of...):
room (an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling)
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