ore rotundo
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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I hear his clear, musical voice, rolling out, ore rotundo, the resounding periods of Homer, or the energetic lines of Eschylus.
From The Genius of Scotland or Sketches of Scottish Scenery, Literature and Religion by Turnbull, Robert
As an orator, his eloquence was of the ore rotundo order; as a writer, his periods were singularly Johnsonian.
From A Collection of College Words and Customs by Hall, Benjamin Homer
Unlike the Italian, which is thrown out, ore rotundo, directly from the chest, the English language is spoken from the throat, and, in general, also with the mouth nearly closed.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 54, No. 333, July 1843 by Various
Augusta had just been unfolding that part of her story which dealt with the important document tattooed upon her shoulders, to which Lady Holmhurst had listened "ore rotundo."
From Mr. Meeson's Will by Haggard, Henry Rider
The few phrases of Italian which he had appropriated were given forth ore rotundo, with Anglo-saxon emphasis on the o's, and accompanied with large gestures.
From The Emancipated by Gissing, George
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