NYT Dictionary

ROTUNDA

/ɹoʊˈtʌndə/
Nounro-TUN-daro-tun-da · 3 syllablesGrade 6

Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024

Meaning

A round building, usually small, often with a dome.

Etymology

Origin: Latin

Learned borrowing from Latin rotunda, from rotundus (“round”). In the architectural sense, from Sancta Maria Rotunda (the name for a church in the Pantheon).

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

ballroomchamber

NYT Puzzle Appearances

Accepted in 2 recorded puzzles, including a pangram:

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