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rotundation

noun

Etymology

From rotund + -ation.

  1. derived from *Hreth₂-✻
  2. derived from rota
  3. learned borrowing from rotundus — “round”
  4. suffixed as rotundation — “rotund + ation”

Definitions

  1. The state or quality of being rotund.

    • Here there is not so large a rotundation but only of 50 days.
    • In the angularity of a seed, or in the ineffable thickness of the membrane, or in the elongation or rotundation thereof, will never transform a deciduous Larch into an evergreen Cedar, nor a verdant Cedar into a Silver Fir.
    • This is no country for bellies I assure you, though our food is all that I can desire yet the exercise required to procure it is a sure preventative against rotundation.

The neighborhood

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No curated loop yet for rotundation. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA