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noun Architecture.

a bulbous, domelike roof ending in a sharp point, characteristically used in Russian Orthodox church architecture to cover cupolas or towers.

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Origin of onion dome

First recorded in 1955–60

Words nearby onion dome

onie, onigiri, on in years, oniomania, onion, onion dome, onion fly, onion rings, Onions, onionskin, onion snow

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Combine the beans and onion sauce in a 9x9-inch casserole dish and bake for 20 to 25 minutes.
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The dome could be rebuilt by 2021 if work stays on schedule, according to workers at the site.
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Instead, it reminded me of a headline that once ran in The Onion: “Drunken Man Makes Interesting Point About Society.”
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From deep within, looking up at the tropical sky is like staring through the dome of some kind of earthen cathedral.
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If it had not been for the high, dome-shaped roof, the air would have grown heavy and impure.
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In front of him, dome upon dome of wooded mountain stood against the sky.
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The buildings grew higher toward the center of the dome, but I stopped while they were still two stories.
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The inside of Jorgensen's always surprised new visitors to Asaph Dome.
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A trace of light had begun to soften the sky over the dome, but had not yet seeped down to ground level.
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British Dictionary definitions for onion dome

onion dome

noun

a bulb-shaped dome characteristic of Byzantine and Russian church architecture

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