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rotunda

[ roh-tuhn-duh ]

noun

  1. a round building, especially one with a dome.
  2. a large and high circular hall or room in a building, especially one surmounted by a dome.


rotunda

/ əʊˈʌԻə /

noun

  1. a building or room having a circular plan, esp one that has a dome
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of rotunda1

1680–90; alteration of Italian rotonda, noun use of feminine of rotondo < Latin rotundus rotund
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of rotunda1

C17: from Italian rotonda , from Latin rotundus round, from rota a wheel
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The Bidens traveled to a private home in Santa Ynez after attending the inauguration of President Trump in the packed rotunda of the U.S.

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“President Kennedy, who at one point worked as a senator in this building and would often walk through this very rotunda, once said, ‘In a democracy, every citizen, regardless of interest in politics, holds office.

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It was the coldest inauguration day in 45 years, meaning that the planned outdoor ceremony had to be scrapped and moved inside of the Capitol’s rotunda, which holds considerably fewer people.

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The crowd in the rotunda joined her in signing an a cappella version of America the Beautiful that ended with applause.

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The ceremony was moved into the Capitol rotunda because of subfreezing temperatures forecast for Washington, making Trump one of the few presidents to take the oath of office indoors.

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