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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)
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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"
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