Meaning & use
Rotunda
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A round building or hall, especially one with a dome.
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Visitors gathered beneath the Capitol's rotunda to admire the painted ceiling.
The museum's rotunda echoed with footsteps as tourists circled the central exhibit.
A note on using this word
From the Italian 'rotonda,' meaning round; famous examples include the Pantheon in Rome and the U.S. Capitol Rotunda.
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domecupola
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