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Definition of dome noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

dome

noun
 
/dəʊm/
 
/dəʊm/
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  1. a round roof with a circular base
    • the dome of St Paul’s Cathedral
    see also geodesic dome, onion domeTopics Buildingsc1
  2. a thing or a building that is like a dome in shape
    • his bald dome of a head
  3. (North American English) (in names) a sports stadium whose roof is shaped like a dome
    • the Houston Astrodome
    4. Word Originearly 16th cent. (originally referring to a stately building): from Latin domus; other senses are via French dôme, from Italian duomo ‘cathedral, dome’.
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