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Definition of rotund adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

rotund

adjective
 
/rəʊˈtʌnd/
 
/rəʊˈtʌnd/
 (formal or humorous)
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  1. having a fat round body synonym plump
    • the rotund figure of Mr Stevens
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    Word Originlate 15th cent.: from Latin rotundus, from rotare ‘rotate’.
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