in the round
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4.7
- idiom
- Jargon
:
en círculo
- For the first time since the program began in 1960, the show will be presented in the round, meaning the audience will be surrounding the performers on all sides.
- theater in the round
- opera in the round
- in the round robin
Examples
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The show is performed as theatre-in-the-round in Arena's Finchandler Stage.
Blog text (12) -
This is all about art meant to be experienced in the round, not looked at.
Blog text (14) -
Most objects can be seen in the round.
Academic text (2007) -
This year's "Christmas Around the World" is staged in the round from Nov. 30 to Dec. 1.
Blog text (26) -
The meeting was held in the round, allowing everyone to share their opinions equally.
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During the workshop, we arranged the chairs in the round to foster open discussion.
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The performance took place in the round, ensuring that all audience members could see the action from all angles.
Synonyms
101
4.3
A meeting where people at the same level share and discuss ideas
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3.3
A discussion where people who are equal share ideas about a topic
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5.4
A theater where the audience sits around a central stage
A meeting where people at the same level discuss a subject together
How Inclusive
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly built from the constituents: 'in' (inside/within) + 'the' (definite article) + 'round' (circular), so a learner who knows 'in' and 'round' can infer a circular arrangement or being viewable/accessible from all sides. This spatial composition is common cross-linguistically and follows standard English preposition + noun/adjective patterns, making the phrase immediately comprehensible to a B1 learner.
Etymology
In the round comes from theatre stages placed in the centre with the audience sitting all around a round stage. That's why it now means 'arranged in a circle' or 'where everyone can take part and be seen from all sides'.