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  • 61round — I [[t]raʊnd[/t]] adj. round•er, round•est, n. adv. prep. v. 1) having a flat, circular form, as a disk or hoop 2) curved like part of a circle, as an outline 3) having a circular cross section, as a cylinder 4) spherical or globular, as a ball 5) …

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  • 62round — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French rund, reund, from Latin rotundus more at rotund Date: 14th century 1. a. (1) having every part of the surface or circumference equidistant from the center (2) cylindrical < a round peg > …

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  • 63round — adjective 1》 shaped like a circle or cylinder. 2》 shaped like a sphere.     ↘having a curved surface with no sharp projections. 3》 (of a person s shoulders) bent forward. 4》 (of a voice) rich and mellow. 5》 (of a number) expressed in convenient&#8230; …

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  • 64round — 1. adjective 1) a round window Syn: circular, ring shaped, disk shaped, hoop shaped; spherical, spheroidal, globular, globe shaped, orb shaped; cylindrical; bulbous, rounded, rotund; technical annular, discoid 2) round …

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  • 65round — Synonyms and related words: Attic, Charybdis, Chateaubriand, Ciceronian, Indian file, O, O shaped, SRO, about, absolute, ace, admitting no exception, again, air lane, all but, all over, all out, almost, ambagious, ambit, amount, annular, annular&#8230; …

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  • 66round — ob·round; round; round·house·man; round·ish; round·let; round·ly; round·man; round·ness; round·sters; semi·round; sur·round·er; un·round; sur·round; round·about·ness; round·ed·ness; round·head·ed·ness; …

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  • 67round — {{11}}round (adj., adv.) late 13c., from Anglo Fr. rounde, O.Fr. roont, probably originally *redond, from V.L. *retundus (Cf. Prov. redon, Sp. redondo, O.It. ritondo), from L. rotundus like a wheel, circular, round, related to rota wheel (see&#8230; …

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  • 68round — around, round 1. In general, BrE prefers round and AmE prefers around, both as an adverb and as a preposition, except in certain more or less fixed expressions or restricted collocations. In BrE it is usual to say all the year round, Winter comes …

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  • 69round — n. unit of ammunition 1) to fire a round; to get a round off 2) an incoming round (of artillery fire) 3) the round jammed drinks served to everyone in a group 4) to buy; order a round (of drinks) complete game 5) to play, shoot a round (of golf)&#8230; …

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  • 70Round of 16 — In sport, the Round of 16 is a stage of a knockout competition in which sixteen teams remain in the competition. It consists of eight matches, with the winner of each proceeding to the quarter final stage of the competition. For this reason it is …

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