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[ˈrəʊt(ə)ri], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- (of motion) revolving around a centre or axis; rotational
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early 18th century: from medieval Latin rotarius, from Latin rota ‘wheel’
[ˈrəʊt(ə)ri], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a rotary machine, engine, or device
(e.g: there is an output level rotary for overall volume setting)
- a traffic roundabout
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early 18th century: from medieval Latin rotarius, from Latin rota ‘wheel’
[ˈrəʊt(ə)ri], (Noun)
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- a worldwide charitable society of business and professional people, formed in 1905
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so named because members hosted events in rotation
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