Tondo
//ˈtɒndoʊ// name, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A round picture or other work of art.
"As the ellipse becomes longer and flatter, it takes on the qualities of the rectangle. Even more than the tondo, the oval is a playful shape, prescribed by the demands of the setting it bedecks rather than those of the composition it encloses."
Proper Noun
- 1 A district of Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines.
- 2 A historical polity in Luzon north of the Pasig River delta and by Manila Bay historical
Example
More examples"As the ellipse becomes longer and flatter, it takes on the qualities of the rectangle. Even more than the tondo, the oval is a playful shape, prescribed by the demands of the setting it bedecks rather than those of the composition it encloses."
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Italian tondo, from ritondo, rotondo (“round”), from Latin rotundus. Doublet of round.
Etymology 2
From Tagalog Tondo.
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