27 February 2017
orotund
[awr-uh-tuhnd, ohr-]
adjective
1. (of the voice or speech) characterized by strength, fullness, richness, and clearness.
2. (of a style of speaking) pompous or bombastic.
Origin of orotund
Latin
1785-1795; contraction of Latin phrase ōre rotundō, with round mouth
Related forms
orotundity [awr-uh-tuhn-di-tee, ohr-], noun
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Examples from the Web for orotund
Historical Examples
Hamlet saw that pithy old Polonius was a preposterous and orotund ass.
Pipefuls
Christopher Morley
Mrs. Hallam was sitting in orotund silence, but seemed in good humour.
Visionaries
James Huneker
He pitched his orotund voice upon me as if he were giving a command in a gale at sea.
A Republic Without a President and Other Stories
Herbert Ward
Anagram
rout nod
door nut
torn duo
Today’s quote
Commitment is an act, not a word.
– Jean-Paul Sartre
On this day
27 February 1922 – The Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is passed, giving women the right to vote.
27 February 1951 – the Twenty-Second Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, stating that ‘no person shall be elected to the office of President more than twice, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of the President more than once‘.
27 February 1953 – conclusion of negotiations for the 1953 London Debt Agreement which had concluded on 8 August 1953, when West Germany was given debt relief by creditor nations, which included Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Great Britain, Greece, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Norway, Pakistan, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, South Africa, the United States, Yugoslavia and others. The debt of 32 billion marks (16 billion owed to the United States and 16 billion to other nations) had accumulated since the Treaty of Versailles in 1919. The London Agreement halved the debt to 15 billion marks to be paid out over 30 years. The repayments were capped at 3% of export earnings and were only required while West Germany had a trade surplus. This significantly boosted West Germany’s export market and directly resulted in Germany becoming an economic powerhouse.
27 February 1964 – the Italian government states that the Leaning Tower of Pisa is in danger of collapsing. It asks for international assistance in stabilising the Tower. Stabisation studies were undertaken. On 7 January 1990, the Tower was closed to the public. Stabilisation work commenced in 1998 with the removal of soil and the placement of lead weights, and concluded in 2001.