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rostrum /ros·trum/ (ros´trum) pl. ros´tra, rostrums   [L.] a beak-shaped process.
ros·trum (rstrm)
n. pl. ros·trums or ros·tra (-tr)
A beaklike or snoutlike projection.

rostral (-trl) adj.

rostrum
[ros′trəm]
Etymology: L, beak
a beaklike projection, as the rostrum of the sphenoid bone.

rostrum [ros´trum] (L.)
1. a beak-shaped process.
2. the oral and nasal region.

rostrum
pl. rostra [L.]
1. a beak-shaped process.
2. the most anterior part of the body.

nasal rostrum
snout; apex of the nostrils and upper lip.


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They can navigate through the Forum, past the platform or rostra from which Cicero once declaimed, admire the statues, read the inscriptions, pry into palaces, and then slip round to the Colosseum or whisk over to the Circus Maximus where the ancient Romans held their chariot races.
Stage design goes beyond mere set design and may need to incorporate such things as seating arrangements and rostra for a stage area.
Two great examples are; * The arch of Titus * The arch of of Septimus Severus Endless creativity The Rostra, from which politicians made speeches, is still in evidence.
 
 
 
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