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DOME

\dˈə͡ʊm], \dˈə‍ʊm], \d_ˈəʊ_m]\

Definitions of DOME

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language

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A large building; hemispherical roof; cupola.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

The vaulted roof of a rotunda; a cupola.
A majestic building.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

n. [Latin] A building;â€”a noble edifice; fabric;â€”a structure raised above the roof of an edifice, usually hemispherical in form; a cupola;â€”any erection resembling the dome or cupola of a building;â€”the upper part of a furnace.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

A building, a house, a fabrick; a hemispherical arch, a cupola.

1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Sheridan

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