rondeau
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noun \ˈrän-(ˌ)dō, rän-ˈdō\ plural ron·deaux \-(ˌ)dōz, -ˈdōz\
Definition of RONDEAU
1
a : a fixed form of verse based on two rhyme sounds and consisting usually of 13 lines in three stanzas with the opening words of the first line of the first stanza used as an independent refrain after the second and third stanzas b : a poem in this form
2
: a monophonic trouvère song with a 2-part refrain
Origin of RONDEAU
Middle French rondel, rondeau
First Known Use: 1525
rondeau
noun (Concise Encyclopedia)One of several formes fixes (fixed forms) in French lyric poetry and song of the 14th–15th century, later popular with many English poets. The rondeau has only two rhymes (allowing no repetition of rhyme words) and consists of 13 or 15 lines of 8 or 10 syllables divided into three stanzas. The beginning of the first line of the first stanza serves as the refrain of the second and third stanzas.
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