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roto

[ roh-toh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

plural rotos.

plural rotos rotogravure ( defs 2, 3 ).
Movies, Graphic Arts. rotoscoping ( def 1 ):
Fleischer, the “father of roto,” was the creator of such iconic characters as Betty Boop and Koko the Clown.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of roto¹

First recorded in 1920–25 roto for 1, by shortening of rotogravure ( def ); after 1935–40 roto for 2, by shortening of rotoscoping ( def ) (in the sense “animation technique”)

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“Encontré a este pobre pájaro tirado en la acera frente a mi casa. Totalmente muerto, pero sin razón aparente. No había señales de trauma inducido por un felino y nada parecía roto”.

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Her new husband, Roto Mahluku, 40, joined the church in 1993 and married his first wife, Ditopa Mahluku, 16 years ago.

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“How can it be important if it’s roto?”

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Martin summed up the feelings of many in just a few words: “Estoy con el corazón roto,” he wrote on Instagram — “I’m heartbroken.”

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With a membership to the NE Seattle Tool Library, or NESTL, Epstein discovered he could borrow 30-foot scaffolding, roto hammers, concrete saws and other items he needed to get the job done.

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