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Rosetta

American  
[roh-zet-uh] / roʊˈzɛt ə /

noun

  1. a town in N Egypt, at a mouth of the Nile.

  2. a female given name.


Rosetta British  
/ rəʊˈzɛtə /

noun

  1. the former name of Rashid

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Example Sentences

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For now, I continue to study the photos of my polyps like they’re the Rosetta Stone and find solace that I asked for the earlier colonoscopy instead of the later one.

From Los Angeles Times

Funded by the Buckinghamshire-based ME Association and carried out at Imperial College London, the Rosetta Stone study hopes to look for biomarkers and "decode the immunological profile" of both conditions.

From BBC

Much like the Rosetta Stone helped scientists interpret ancient hieroglyphics, V1298 Tau provides a key reference for understanding how the galaxy's most common planets take shape.

From Science Daily

Although perhaps not as vaunted now as they were during their stellar run in the late 1990s and early 2000s — when the spare dramas “Rosetta” and “L’Enfant” both won the Palme d’Or at Cannes — the Dardennes’ clear-eyed but compassionate portraits remain unique items to be treasured.

From Los Angeles Times

With a few hours to kill before my flight and a few bucks to spend, I started my day at Rosetta Bakery, where a croissant bulging with pumpkin pastry cream fueled my final bike ride to the free Miami Beach Botanical Garden.

From The Wall Street Journal