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rondure

[ ron-jer ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

rondure

/ ˈrɒndjʊə /

Origin of rondure¹

1590–1600; < French rondeur, derivative of rond round ¹

Origin of rondure¹

C17: from French rondeur , from rond round

Her rondure floats against the distant cohorts of the constellations.

I could see no line the run of which gave me warrant that it was comprised in the rondure of a ship.

Her wide white lids downcast over her great eyes, her long lashes almost sweeping the rondure of her cheek, she looked a Madonna.

"Rondure" is common; "rampire" is in Dryden even; "to port" and "ported," and, of course, "natheless" are accepted.

For the first time he realized the great rondure of the world.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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