rondeau
noun pl. rondeaux
- a short, lyrical poem of usually fifteen lines (three stanzas), with only two rhymes and with an unrhymed refrain at the end of the second and third stanzas
- rondo
- a medieval French monophonic or polyphonic song with many repetitions of two themes or phrases
See rondeau in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(rŏnˈdō, rŏn-dōˈ)
noun pl. ron·deaux (-dōz, -dōzˈ) - 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.
- A medieval French song, either monophonic, as in the songs of the trouvères, or polyphonic in construction.
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