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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
orotund /ˈɒrə(ʊ)tʌnd, ˈɔː-/

▶adjective

1 (of a person's voice) resonant and impressive.

2 (of writing or style) pompous.

– derivatives
orotundity noun.

– origin C18: from L. ore rotundo ‘with rounded mouth’.

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