rotunda

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ɹə(ʊ)ˈtʌndə/
• (America) IPA: /ɹoʊˈtʌndə/

Noun

rotunda (plural rotundas)

1. (architecture) a round building, usually small, often with a dome
2. (typography, frequently, capitalized) A Gothic typeface used in early printed books in Northern Italy, based on a rounded script developed in the 13th cent.; the manuscript hand on which this typeface was based
3. (Philippines) A roundabout; a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island.

Translations

• German: Rotunde
• Russian: рото́нда

Translations

• German: Halbgotisch, Rotunda, Rundgotisch

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