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rondeau

Pronunciation: /ˈrɒndəʊ/
Definition of rondeau

noun (plural rondeaux pronunc. same or /-əʊz/)

  • a poem of ten or thirteen lines with only two rhymes throughout and with the opening words used twice as a refrain.

Origin:

early 16th century: French, later form of rondel (see rondel)

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