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roun·de·lay (roun

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A poem or song with a regularly recurring refrain.

[Middle English, alteration (influenced by lai, poem, song) of Old French rondelet, diminutive of rondel, roundel; see roundel.]

roundelay [ˈraʊndɪˌleɪ]

1. (Performing Arts / Dancing) Also called roundel a slow medieval dance performed in a circle

2. (Music / Classical Music) a song in which a line or phrase is repeated as a refrain

[from Old French rondelet a little rondel, from rondel; also influenced by lay⁴]

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Noun

roundelay - a song in which a line or phrase is repeated as the refrain

song, vocal - a short musical composition with words; "a successful musical must have at least three good songs"

Translations

roundelay [ˈraʊndɪleɪ] N (= song) → canción f que se canta en rueda; (= dance) → baile m en círculo

roundelay

n (Mus) → Lied nt → mit Refrain

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