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 Definitions of orotund  [ˈɔr əˌtʌnd, ˈoʊr-]  

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Definition of 'orotund' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adj.) orotund
(of the voice or speech) characterized by strength, fullness, and clearness.

2.  orotund
(of speech or writing) pompous or bombastic.

Etymology:  (1785–95; contr. of L phrase ōre rotundō with round mouth)

Definition of 'orotund' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (adj) bombastic, declamatory, large, orotund, tumid, turgid
ostentatiously lofty in style
"a man given to large talk"; "tumid political prose"

2. (adj) orotund, rotund, round, pear-shaped
(of sounds) full and rich
"orotund tones"; "the rotund and reverberating phrase"; "pear-shaped vowels"



'orotund' - Nearby Entries  

orontium  oropharyngeal  oropharynx  orotund  orozco  orphanage  orphaned  



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