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rondeau

ron·deau [ róndō, ron dṓ ] (plural ron·deaux [ rón dōz, ron dṓz ])


noun 
Definition:
 
1. poem with refrain: a poem of 13 or 10 lines in 3 stanzas, with 2 rhymes and with the opening phrase repeated twice as an unrhymed refrain

2. medieval French song: a medieval French song, especially a trouvère song with a two-part refrain

[Early 16th century. < French, later form of rondel (see rondel)]
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