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o⋅ro⋅tund

  [awr-uh-tuhnd, ohr-]
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–adjective
1. (of the voice or speech) characterized by strength, fullness, richness, and clearness.
2. (of a style of speaking) pompous or bombastic.
Origin:
1785–95; contr. of L phrase ōre rotundō, with round mouth

Related forms:
o⋅ro⋅tun⋅di⋅ty  [awr-uh-tuhn-di-tee, ohr-] , noun
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o·ro·tund   (ôr'ə-tŭnd', ōr'-)   
adj.  
  1. Pompous and bombastic: orotund talk.
  2. Full in sound; sonorous: orotund tones.

[From alteration of Latin ōre rotundō, with a round mouth : ōre, ablative of ōs, mouth; see ōs- in Indo-European roots + rotundō, ablative of rotundus, round; see rotund.]
o'ro·tun'di·ty (ôr'ə-tŭn'dĭ-tē, ōr'-) n.
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Orotund

O"ro*tund`\, a. [L. os, oris, the mouth + rotundus round, smooth.] Characterized by fullness, clearness, strength, and smoothness; ringing and musical; -- said of the voice or manner of utterance. -- n. The orotund voice or utterance --Rush.
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orotund 
1792, from L. ore rotundo "in well-rounded phrases," lit. "with round mouth" (see ore rotundo).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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