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Rosetta

American  
[roh-zet-uh] / roʊˈzɛt ə /

noun

  1. a town in N Egypt, at a mouth of the Nile.

  2. a female given name.


Rosetta British  
/ rəʊˈzɛtə /

noun

  1. the former name of Rashid

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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And so I headed to Rosetta, a chic restaurant set in a Spanish mansion in Roma Norte.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

The Riemann Hypothesis, often considered the most difficult and important problem in all of mathematics, would serve as a Rosetta stone revealing the secrets of the primes.

From Slate ● Jun. 22, 2026

"It's a stepping stone to Mars, where we might have the most likelihood of finding evidence of past life, but it's also a Rosetta Stone for how other solar systems form."

From Barron's ● Apr. 1, 2026

She said: "It is amazing to honour tell Rosetta Tharpe's story every night, I can only hope what I'm doing is something she would enjoy."

From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2026

Nicola tries some in her ear while Rosetta puts some nicely on her feets.

From "The Unfinished Angel" by Sharon Creech

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