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   rotary

   /ˈrəʊt(ə)ri/

   adjective

   • 1. (of motion) revolving around a centre or axis; rotational.
   • ▪ (of a thing) acting by means of rotation, especially (of a machine) operating through the rotation of some part: "a rotary mower"

   noun

   • 1. a rotary machine, engine, or device: "there is an output level rotary for overall volume setting"
   • 2. a traffic roundabout. North American

   Word Origin early 18th century: from medieval Latin rotarius, from Latin rota ‘wheel’.

   Scrabble Points: 9

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