rotunda
Americannoun
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a round building, especially one with a dome.
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a large and high circular hall or room in a building, especially one surmounted by a dome.
noun
Etymology
Origin of rotunda
1680–90; alteration of Italian rotonda, noun use of feminine of rotondo < Latin rotundus rotund
Example Sentences
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While robots in the rotunda were programmed to dance, other robots at the event were teleoperated by engineers who wore body suits and virtual-reality headsets.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 3, 2026
“But she walked into the rotunda and she started reading Lincoln’s words that are engraved into the wall. It was such a moving moment.”
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 13, 2025
Outside the rotunda, Jake and Logan Paul — two former YouTubers pretending to be professional boxers — posed for a photo with New York’s mayor, Eric Adams.
From Salon • Jan. 21, 2025
Given the limited space in the rotunda, an overflow room was set up in the Capitol Visitor Center.
From Slate • Jan. 20, 2025
The rotunda below was a mass of people, drinking, laughing, greeting each other, a kind of raucous party before the celebrations on the White Island.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
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