Topic: SHAPES, PATTERNS
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| Date: | 1200-1300 |
| Language: | Old French |
| Origin: | roont, from Latin rotundus |
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1CF shaped like a circle : 
a big round tableJamie's eyes grew round with delight.
a big round tableJamie's eyes grew round with delight.2CF shaped like a ball : small round berries
small round berries3 fat and curved : round chubby cheeks
round chubby cheeks4HMN [only before noun] a round number or figure is a whole number, often ending in 0 : Let's make it a round figure: say £50?
Let's make it a round figure: say £50? in round figures (=expressed as the nearest 10, 100, 1000 etc) Altogether, in round figures, there are about three thousand students here.
Altogether, in round figures, there are about three thousand students here. a round hundred/dozen etc (=a complete hundred etc)
➔ a square peg in a round hole
at square1 (12) —roundness noun [uncountable]
