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noun, music a part song in which the voices follow each other at equal intervals at the same pitch

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just brilliant!

ed said
Nov 07 2008, 05:05 PM

I spent many a primary school music lesson singing that one. Good times.

trin0580 said
Nov 07 2008, 05:14 PM

cool!

austinprime said
Dec 05 2008, 11:29 PM

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round by Collins

  1. 1) adjective, having a flat circular shape, as a disc or hoop
  2. 2) adjective, having the shape of a sphere or ball
  3. 3) adjective, curved; not angular
  4. 4) adjective, involving or using circular motion
  5. 5) adjective, complete; entire
  6. 6) adjective, maths a) forming or expressed by an integer or whole number, with no fraction b) expressed to the nearest ten, hundred, or thousand
  7. 7) adjective, (of a sum of money) considerable; ample
  8. 8) adjective, fully depicted or developed, as a character in a book
  9. 9) adjective, full and plump
  10. 10) adjective, (of sound) full and sonorous
  11. 11) adjective, (of pace) brisk; lively
  12. 12) adjective, (of speech) candid; straightforward; unmodified
  13. 13) adjective, (of a vowel) pronounced with rounded lips
  14. 14) noun, a round shape or object
  15. 15) noun, in the round a) in full detail b) theatre with the audience all round the stage
  16. 16) noun, a session, as of a negotiation
  17. 17) noun, a series, cycle, or sequence
  18. 18) noun, the daily round the usual activities of one's day
  19. 19) noun, a stage of a competition
  20. 20) noun, a series of calls, esp in a set order
  21. 21) noun, a playing of all the holes on a golf course
  22. 22) noun, a single turn of play by each player, as in a card game
  23. 23) noun, one of a number of periods constituting a boxing, wrestling, or other match, each usually lasting three minutes
  24. 24) noun, archery a specified number of arrows shot from a specified distance
  25. 25) noun, a single discharge by a number of guns or a single gun
  26. 26) noun, a bullet, blank cartridge, or other charge of ammunition
  27. 27) noun, a number of drinks bought at one time for a group of people
  28. 28) noun, a single slice of bread or toast or two slices making a single serving of sandwiches
  29. 29) noun, a general outburst of applause, cheering, etc
  30. 30) noun, movement in a circle or around an axis
  31. 31) noun, music a part song in which the voices follow each other at equal intervals at the same pitch
  32. 32) noun, a sequence of bells rung in order of treble to tenor. Compare change
  33. 33) noun, a dance in which the dancers move in a circle
  34. 34) noun, a cut of beef from the thigh between the rump and the shank
  35. 35) noun, go or make the rounds a) to go from place to place, as in making deliveries or social calls b) (of information, rumour, etc) to be passed around, so as to be generally known
  36. 36) preposition, surrounding, encircling, or enclosing
  37. 37) preposition, on all or most sides of
  38. 38) preposition, on or outside the circumference or perimeter of
  39. 39) preposition, situated at various points in
  40. 40) preposition, from place to place in
  41. 41) preposition, somewhere in or near
  42. 42) preposition, making a circuit or partial circuit about
  43. 43) preposition, reached by making a partial circuit about something
  44. 44) preposition, revolving round a centre or axis
  45. 45) preposition, so as to have a basis in
  46. 46) adverb, on all or most sides
  47. 47) adverb, on or outside the circumference or perimeter
  48. 48) adverb, in all directions from a point of reference
  49. 49) adverb, to all members of a group
  50. 50) adverb, in rotation or revolution
  51. 51) adverb, by a circuitous route
  52. 52) adverb, to a specific place
  53. 53) adverb, all year round throughout the year; in every month
  54. 54) verb, to make or become round
  55. 55) verb, to encircle; surround
  56. 56) verb, to move or cause to move with circular motion
  57. 57) verb, a) to pronounce (a speech sound) with rounded lips b) to purse (the lips) ▷ See also round down ▷ See also, round off ▷ See also, round on ▷ See also, round out ▷ See also, round up

Etymology

C13: from Old French ront, from Latin rotundus round, from rota a wheel

Collins English Electronic Dictionary - Digital Edition: 2008 © HarperCollins Publishers 2008

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ambit, turn, beat, herd, series, session, cycle, sequence, succession, bout, stage, level, period, division, lap, sphere, ball, band, ring, circle, disc, globe, orb, course, tour, circuit, schedule, routine, compass, bullet, shot, shell, discharge, cartridge, skirt, flank, bypass, encircle, circumnavigate, attack, abuse, turn on, complete, close, settle, crown, cap, conclude, gather, assemble, muster, group, drive, collect, rally, marshal, spherical, rounded, bow, curve, circular, cylindrical, bulbous, rotund, globular, curvilinear, annular, discoid, orbicular, full, whole, entire, solid, unbroken, plump, ample, fleshy, roly-poly

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