in the round

I i

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [in stressed th ee round]
- /ɪn stressed ði raʊnd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [in stressed th ee round]
- /ɪn stressed ði raʊnd/

Definitions of in the round words

adjective in the round having a flat, circular surface, as a disk. 1
adjective in the round ring-shaped, as a hoop. 1
adjective in the round curved like part of a circle, as an outline. 1
adjective in the round having a circular cross section, as a cylinder; cylindrical. 1
adjective in the round spherical or globular, as a ball. 1
adjective in the round shaped more or less like a part of a sphere; hemispherical. 1

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Origin of in the round

First appearance:

before 1250

One of the 11% oldest English words

1250-1300; (adj.) Middle English rond, round < Old French, stem of ront, earlier reont < Latin rotundus round, circular (see rotund); (noun) Middle English, partly derivative of the adj., partly < Old French rond, ronde (derivative of ront); (v.) Middle English, derivative of the adj.; (adv. and preposition) Middle English, apparently aphetic variant of around

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Parts of speech for In the round

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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in the round popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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