rondeau

ron·deau  (rnd, rn-d)

n. pl. ron·deaux (-dz, -dz)

1. A lyrical poem of French origin having 13 or sometimes 10 lines with two rhymes throughout and with the opening phrase repeated twice as a refrain.

2. A medieval French song, either monophonic, as in the songs of the trouvères, or polyphonic in construction.

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[French, alteration of Old French rondel; see rondel.]

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rondeau [ron-doe, -doe]

Noun

pl -deaux a poem consisting of 13 or 10 lines with the opening words of the first line used as a refrain [Old French]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	rondeau - a musical form that is often the last movement of a sonata rondo classical, classical music, serious music - traditional genre of music conforming to an established form and appealing to critical interest and developed musical taste
	2.	rondeau - a French verse form of 10 or 13 lines running on two rhymes; the opening phrase is repeated as the refrain of the second and third stanzas rondel poem, verse form - a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines roundel - English form of rondeau having three triplets with a refrain after the first and third rondelet - a shorter form of rondeau