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ton⋅do

[ton-doh; It. tawn-daw]
–noun, plural -di [-dee] .
a round painting or relief.

Origin:
1885–90; < It: plate, circle, round painting, deriv. of the adj.: round, by aphesis for rotondo, < L rotundus; see rotund
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ton·do   (tŏn'dō, tôn'-)   
n.   pl. ton·dos also ton·di (-dē)
A round painting, relief, or similar work of art.

[Italian, short for rotondo, round, from Latin rotundus; see rotund.]
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