dome

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

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Definition

  1. noun a concave shape whose distinguishing characteristic is that the concavity faces downward
  2. noun informal terms for a human head
  3. noun a stadium that has a roof

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French dome, domme (modern French dôme), from Italian duomo, from Latin domus (ecclesiae) (literally “house (of the church)”), a calque of Ancient Greek οἶκος τῆς ἐκκλησίας (oîkos tês ekklēsías). Doublet of domus and duomo.

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