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Definition of Rotunda
1. Noun. A building having a circular plan and a dome.
2. Noun. A large circular room.
Definition of Rotunda
1. n. A round building; especially, one that is round both on the outside and inside, like the Pantheon at Rome. Less properly, but very commonly, used for a large round room; as, the rotunda of the Capitol at Washington.
Definition of Rotunda
1. Noun. a round building, usually small, often with a dome ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Rotunda
1. a round building [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rotunda
Literary usage of Rotunda
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. London by Charles Knight (1851)
"The great feature of the place was the rotunda, a building which excited the
astonishment of all visitors by its extraordinary size, its elegance, ..."
2. London by Charles Knight (1851)
"The great feature of the place was the rotunda, a building which excited the
astonishment of all visitors by its extraordinary size, its elegance, ..."
3. Christian Archaeology by Charles Wesley Bennett (1888)
"same form or having alternating rectangular and semicircular niches.1 Sometimes
these simple rotunda interiors were further enriched by columns placed in ..."