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Added 9 October 2026

dome

/dəʊm/ noun

In Latin: tholus Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about dome at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A concave shape whose distinguishing characteristic is that the concavity faces downward.
Informal terms for a human head.
A stadium that has a roof.

Origin

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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