Source etymology 1
Original entry ↗Circular or cylindrical; having a circular cross-section in one direction. · Spherical; shaped like a ball; having a circular cross-section in more than one direction. · Loosely or approximately circular. · Plump.
Alternative form of around.
To shape something into a curve. · To become shaped into a curve. · To finish; to complete; to fill out; see also round out. · To approximate (a number, especially a decimal number) by the closest whole number, or some other close number, especially a whole number of hundreds, thousands, etc.; see also round down, round up.
Alternative form of around.
A circular or spherical object or part of an object. · A circular or repetitious route. · A general outburst from a group of people at an event. · A song that is sung by groups of people with each subset of people starting at a different time.
From Middle English round, rounde, from Old Northern French roünt, rund, Old French ront, runt, reont ( > French rond), from both Late Latin retundus and the original Latin rotundus. The noun developed partly from the adjective and partly from the corresponding French noun rond. Doublet of rotund.
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