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round

 
 
/raʊnd/ noun [C]

Definition

a group of events: The EU will hold another round of talks next month. around of meetings The school building programme has been stopped in the latest round of cuts.
(also route) a set of regular visits that you make to a number of places or people, especially in order to take products as part of your job: a milk/paper round
→ See also the milk round
(Definition of round noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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