ore rotundo

== English == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin ōre rotundō (“with a round mouth; hence, clear; loud”), from ōre (the ablative singular of ōs (“mouth”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁óh₃s (“mouth”)) + rotundō (“to make round”) (from rotundus (“circular, round”) (possibly from rota (“wheel”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *Hreth₂- (“to run”)) + -undus (suffix forming adjectives)) + -ō (suffix forming first-conjugation verbs)). Doublet of orotund. === Adverb === ore rotundo (comparative more ore rotundo, superlative most ore rotundo) (dated) Spoken in an eloquent, clear, and confident manner. === Adjective === ore rotundo (comparative more ore rotundo, superlative most ore rotundo) (dated, of a speech) Delivered ore rotundo. === Noun === ore rotundo (uncountable) (dated or historical) The practice of speaking ore rotundo. ==== Derived terms ==== === References === “ore rotundo”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. “ore rotundo”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.