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rondure

 
Dictionary: ron·dure   (rŏn'jər, -dyʊr') pronunciation

n.
A circular or gracefully rounded object.

[French rondeur, roundness, from Old French, from ronde, round. See round1.]


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gracefully rounded curvature
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